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Date |
Event(s) |
1 | 1941 | - 7 Dec 1941: Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
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2 | 1945 | - 1945: World War II ends
- 12 Apr 1945: Harry S. Truman becomes President
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3 | 1952 | - 1952: Elizabeth II becomes Queen
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4 | 1953 | - 20 Jan 1953: Dwight Eisenhower becomes President
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5 | 1961 | - 20 Jan 1961: John F. Kennedy becomes President
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6 | 1963 | - 22 Nov 1963: Assassination of President John F. Kennedy
- 22 Nov 1963: Lyndon Johnson becomes President
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7 | 1969 | - 1969: First moon landing
- 20 Jan 1969: Richard Nixon becomes President
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8 | 1974 | - 9 Aug 1974: Richard Nixon resigns as President of the United States; Gerald Ford assumes office
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9 | 1977 | - 20 Jan 1977: Jimmy Carter becomes President
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10 | 1981 | - 20 Jan 1981: Ronald Reagan becomes President
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11 | 1989 | - 20 Jan 1989: George H.W. Bush becomes President
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