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Babe Ruth retires from major league baseball
Babe Ruth retires from major league baseball. He is among the charter class of players inducted into the baseball hall of fame, in cooperstown, New York, 1933 -
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Albert Einstein
alerts Franklin D. Roosevelt to an A-bomb opportunity, which led to the creation of the Manhattan Project. Einstein had arrived as a fugitive from Nazi Germany six years earlier on October 17, 1933. -
U.S occupies ice land
The United States occupies Iceland, taking over its defense from Great Britain and attempting to thwart a potential invasion by Nazi Germany. -
US marines land on Guadacanal
he United States Marines land on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands in the first American offensive of World War II. A naval battle would commence on November 12 for three days with the U.S. Navy able to retain control despite heavy losses. -
race riots in Detroit
Race riots in Detroit and Harlem cause forty deaths and seven hundred injuries. -
The greatest ` continental U.S. tragedy of World War II
The greatest ` continental U.S. tragedy of World War II occurs when two ships loading ammunition at Port Chicago Naval Weapons Station in California explodes. The accident killed three hundred and twenty people. -
President Harry S. Truman gives the go-ahead
President Harry S. Truman gives the go-ahead for the use of the atomic bomb with the bombing of Hiroshima. Three days later, the second bomb is dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. On August 15, Emperor Hirohito of Japan surrenders. (Photo bottom of page) Ruins of Nagasaki, Japan through a Shinto gate. Photo: Department of the Navy. -
Four hundred thousand mine workers begin to strike
Four hundred thousand mine workers begin to strike, with other industries following their lead. -
Executive Order 9981
xecutive Order 9981, ending segregation in the United States military, is signed into effect by President Harry S. Truman. -
The Brinks robbery in Boston
The Brinks robbery in Boston occurs when eleven masked bandits steal $2.8 million from an armored car outside their express office.
