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26th March 1945: Battle of Iwo Jima officially ends

26th March 2019
Tagged as: America, Japan, Marines, Second World War, USA, War in the Pacific

At 9am on the 26^th March 1945, the Battle of Iwo Jima ended as US Marines officially secured the island from the Japanese Imperial Army during the War in the Pacific.

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6th August 1945: The USA drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima

6th August 2018
Tagged as: Aircraft, Atomic Bomb, Bomb, Japan, Second World War, USA, War in the Pacific

On the 6^th August 1945, the USA dropped an atomic bomb nicknamed “Little Boy” on the Japanese city of Hiroshima from the B-29 aircraft Enola Gay.

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8th May 1942: The Battle of the Coral Sea ends during the War in the Pacific

8th May 2018
Tagged as: Aircraft, Allies, America, Australia, Battle of the Coral Sea, Japan, Navy, Operation MO, USA, War in the Pacific

The Battle of the Coral Sea, the first naval battle in which the participating ships never came in sight of each other, ended.

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26th March 1945: Battle of Iwo Jima officially ends

6th August 1945: The USA drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima

8th May 1942: The Battle of the Coral Sea ends during the War in the Pacific

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17th October 1933: Einstein moves to the USA after Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany

3rd April 1860: The first Pony Express service went into operation

9th April 1767: John Hancock forcibly removes British customs officials from his ship

25th May 1977: The first Star Wars film is released in cinemas

16th June 1846: Pope Pius IX begins the longest ever reign of a Catholic Pope

15th June 1215: King John agrees to Magna Carta by adding his seal

14th June 1645: The Battle of Naseby fought in the English Civil War

13th June 1944: First V-1 ‘Doodlebug’ flying bomb attack on London

28th June 1914 & 1919: Trigger and end of the First World War

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

8th July 1932: Dow Jones falls to lowest point in the Great Depression

9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall

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