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Michael Frances BENHAM

Michael Frances BENHAM

Male 1938 - 1987  (49 years)


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   Date  Event(s)
1 1938 
  • 1 Jan 1938: Fair Labor Standards Act
    A law was passed establishing a national minimum wage, a 40-hour work week, and prohibiting child labor.
2 1939 
  • 1 Jan 1939: World War II begins in Europe
    Germany invaded Poland, marking the start of World War II in Europe.
3 1940 
  • 1 Jan 1940: FDR reelected for third term
    Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first and only president to be elected to a third term.
4 1941 
  • 11 Mar 1941: Lend-Lease Act
    Congress passed a law allowing the U.S. to lend or lease war supplies to Allied nations.
  • 7 Dec 1941: Attack on Pearl Harbor
    The Imperial Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
  • 8 Dec 1941: U.S. declares war on Japan
    The United States officially entered World War II.
5 1942 
  • 1 Jan 1942: Declaration by United Nations
    Representatives of 26 Allied nations signed a declaration to fight against the Axis powers.
  • 19 Feb 1942: Japanese-American internment
    President Roosevelt signed an executive order authorizing the internment of Japanese Americans.
  • 25 Feb 1942: Battle of Los Angeles
    A rumored air raid on Los Angeles led to a panicked anti-aircraft barrage, though no enemy planes were ever found.
  • 4 Jun 1942: Battle of Midway
    The U.S. Navy defeated the Imperial Japanese Navy at the Battle of Midway, a turning point in the Pacific War.
6 1943 
  • 1 Jan 1943: War Production Board
    The U.S. government took control of industries to produce war materials.
7 1944 
  • 1 Jan 1944: Servicemen's Readjustment Act (G.I. Bill)
    A law that provided benefits to World War II veterans, including low-cost mortgages and tuition assistance.
  • 6 Jun 1944: D-Day Invasion
    Allied forces launched a massive amphibious invasion of Normandy, France, beginning the liberation of Western Europe.
  • 17 Dec 1944: Battle of the Bulge begins
    The German army launched a surprise counteroffensive in the Ardennes region of Belgium.
8 1945 
  • 20 Jan 1945: FDR's fourth inauguration
    Franklin D. Roosevelt was sworn in for an unprecedented fourth term.
  • 4 Feb 1945—11 Feb 1945: The leaders of the U.S.
    and Soviet Union met to discuss the post-war reorganization of Europe.
  • 12 Apr 1945: FDR dies
    President Franklin D. Roosevelt died in office; Harry S. Truman became president.
  • 28 Apr 1945: Mussolini executed
    Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was captured and executed.
  • 30 Apr 1945: Hitler commits suicide
    Adolf Hitler committed suicide in his Berlin bunker.
  • 8 May 1945: V-E Day (Victory in Europe)
    The Allied forces celebrated the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany.
  • 26 Jun 1945: United Nations Charter signed
    The United Nations Charter was signed in San Francisco, officially creating the organization.
  • 16 Jul 1945: First atomic bomb test (Trinity)
    The first detonation of a nuclear weapon occurred in the New Mexico desert.
  • 17 Jul 1945—2 Aug 1945: The leaders of the U.S.
    and Soviet Union met to decide the future of Germany.
  • 6 Aug 1945: Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
    The U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
  • 8 Aug 1945: Soviets declare war on Japan
    The Soviet Union declared war on Japan and invaded Manchuria.
  • 9 Aug 1945: Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
    A second atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki, Japan.
  • 14 Aug 1945: V-J Day (Victory over Japan Day)
    Japan announced its unconditional surrender, effectively ending World War II.
  • 2 Sep 1945: Formal Japanese surrender
    Japanese officials formally signed the instrument of surrender aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.


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