Era 8: 1929-1945
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| Oct. 29, 1929 | The New York Stock Market crashes - start of the Great Depression. |
| Mar. 4, 1933 | Franklin Roosevelt is sworn in as the 32nd President of the United States. |
| Mar. 4, 1933 | Henry Wallace is sworn in as the 33rd Vice President of the United States. |
| Jan. 20, 1937 | Franklin Roosevelt is sworn in as President for a 2nd term. |
| Jan. 20, 1937 | Henry Wallace is sworn in as Vice President for a 2nd term. |
| Sep. 1, 1939 | Germany invades Poland. |
| Oct. 16, 1940 | Benjamin Davis becomes the first black General in the United States Army. |
| Jan. 20, 1941 | Franklin Roosevelt is sworn in as President for a 3rd term. |
| Jan. 20, 1941 | Henry Wallace is sworn in as Vice President for a 3rd term. |
| Jun. 22, 1941 | Germany invades the Soviet Union. |
| Dec. 7, 1941 | Japanese forces attack the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. |
| Dec. 8, 1941 | The United States declares war on Japan. |
| Dec. 11, 1941 | Germany and Italy declare war on the United States. |
| Aug. 7, 1942 | United States Marines land at Guadalcanal. |
| Nov. 28, 1943 | Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin meet in Tehran to discuss WWII. |
| Jun. 6, 1944 | Allied forces invade Normandy ("D-Day"). |
| Aug. 25, 1944 | Allied troops liberate Paris. |
| Jan. 12, 1945 | American forces liberate the Philippines. |
| Jan. 20, 1945 | Franklin Roosevelt is sworn in as President for a 4th term. |
| Jan. 20, 1945 | Harry Truman is sworn in as the 34th Vice President of the United States. |
| Apr. 12, 1945 | Harry Truman is sworn in as the 33rd President of the United States. |
| Jun. 26, 1945 | The United Nations is established. |
| Jul. 12, 1945 | American forces take Okinawa. |
| Aug. 6, 1945 | The United States drops the 1st atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. |
| Aug. 9, 1945 | The United States drops the 2nd atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. |
| Sep. 2, 1945 | Japan unconditionally surrenders to the United States, ending World War II. |
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