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US History Dates 4
US History Dates - World War II to Persian Gulf War
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| World War II begins | 1939 |
| Japan bombs Pearl Harbor & US joins WW II | 1941 |
| In its first all-out raid, US bombs Germany | 1943 |
| D-Day | June 6,1944 |
| VJ Day - WW II ends | 1945 |
| Korean War | 1950-1953 |
| Vietnam War begins | 1957 |
| Astronaut John H. Glenn orbits the earth 3 times | 1962 |
| President JFK killed by Lee Harvey Oswald | 1963 |
| USA sends first ground troups to join in Vietnam War | 1965 |
| Neil Armstrong steps onto the moon | 1969 |
| Last of US troops leave Vietnam | 1973 |
| Nixon resigns due to Watergate Scandal | 1974 |
| Mt. Saint Helens explodes | 1980 |
| Communism Falls in European countries | 1990 |
| Saddam Hussein invades Kuwait - Persian Gulf War | 1991 |