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and Great Britain declared war on Germany. In the summer of 1941, Germany turned its attention to the East and invaded the Soviet Union. At this point the United States was neutral, but that would change following the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in December of 1941. ...
On December 7, 1941, Japanese war planes appeared out of nowhere to bomb the American base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. It was a highly secretive and devastating attack: four battleships sunk, more than two thousand servicemen died, and the United States was propelled into World War II. In ...
And Deeper What Happened Immediately After JFK Was Assassinated? Also ranks #1 on Political Slogans For Each Winning President Photo: Metaweb CC-BY Benicio del Toro Actor Benicio del Toro attended the Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania. Age: 57 Birthplace: San Germán, United States, with Territo...
Ho Chi Minh, the Viet Minh leader, was very popular and would have become the president of all of Vietnam in free and fair elections. However, in negotiations at the Geneva Conference in the summer of 1954, the Americans and other powers decided that Vietnam should be temporarily divided ...
FILE - Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and his wife Raisa wave to a crowd during their visit in Paris, France, Wednesday, July 5, 1989. Russian news agencies are reporting that former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev has died at 91. The Tass, RIA Novosti and Interfax news agencies c...
The alliance of United Nations forces under American command was placed under Douglas MacArthur’s command. The North Koreans were repulsed that autumn by his forces, who finally forced them to retreat toward the Chinese border. President Truman, who was concerned that the People’s Republic of...
Crashreceived widespread acclaim when it was released, but it was also quite controversial, as its vivid depictions of graphic violence and sexual content upset some viewers. Coppola was the Cannes president that year, but Cronenberg explained, “They had the power to create the award without the...
1919: The National Prohibition Act U.S. legislation in 1919 passed the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution to prohibit the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages. The National Prohibition Act was ratified Jan. 16 and originally vetoed by President Woodrow Wilson, only to ...
Son of Arnold Spielberg and Leah Adler (Posner) Spielberg was born December 18, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio USA. Career FEATURE FILMS 2014–present Executive ProducerJurassic World 2014 ProducerThe Hundred-Foot Journey 2014 Executive ProducerTransformers: Age of Extinction ...