Hirohito - The Battle of Midway
Time: Thursday Jun 4, 1942
Place: Midway Atoll
Details: In the first six months of war, all the major engagements had been victories. Japanese advances were stopped in the summer of 1942 with the battle of Midway and the landing of the American forces on Guadalcanal and Tulagi in August.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower-Eisenhower returned to London as Commanding General, European Theater of Operations
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World War II-Declaration by United Nations
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Muhammad Ali Clay-Birth
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Adolf Hitler-The records of the Wannsee Conference
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John Maynard Keynes-Baron Keynes, of Tilton, in the County of Sussex
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World War II-Dieppe Raid
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