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The Fourth Inauguration of FDR
Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first and only president to be inaugurated four times on January 20, 1945, and he succeeded by his vice president, Harry Truman. -
The Bombing on Hiroshima
On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. -
The Bombing on Nagasaki
On August 9, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan after previously dropping another atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan three days earlier. -
The Philippines
The United States territory called the Philippines became an independent country on July 4, 1946. -
America joins the Korean War
On June 27, 1950, America joins the Korean War. President Truman sends troops to the Korean War without approval from Congress. -
The Twenty-Second Amendment
On February 27, 1951, the Twenty-Second Amendment of the Constitution was ratified. This limited president to only two terms. -
The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico became a United States commonwealth on July 25, 1952. -
Eisenhower's Inauguration
Dwight Eisenhower was inaugurated as the 34th president of the United States of America on January 20, 1953.