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Hiroshima
US dropped an atomic bomb of Hiroshima Japan in the first instance of an atomic weapon being used by any country. -
WWII Ends
WWII officially ended with the Allies victorious. -
Soviets test atomic bomb
Soviet scientists successfully tested an atomic bomb years before the US expected them to. -
CCP defeated Kuomintang
CCP defeated Kuomintang nationalists. The CCP then created the Republic of China. -
Peace Talks Begin
Soviet ambassador to the UN suggested a cease fire. The US agreed. Peace talks began and lasted 2 years. -
Sarah Keys Arrested
While traveling home to visit her family, Sarah Keys was told by a bus driver to give up her seat to a white passenger. She refused and was arrested. She spend 13 hours in jail and was fined $25 for disorderly conduct. -
Thermonuclear Weapon
In response to the Soviets testing an atomic weapon the US detonated the first thermonuclear weapon. The blast measured over 10 megatons. -
Rosenburgs Executed
Former CPUSA member Julius Rosenberg had access to classified information during WWII. He and his wife Ethel were charged with smuggling documents to the Soviets. They were tried and convicted of espionage. Both were executed. -
Korean War Ends
The DPRK and ROK signed an armistice agreement ending the Korean War.