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24 de may. de 2024 · t. e. The history of the United States from 1945 to 1964 was a time of high economic growth and general prosperity. It was also a time of confrontation as the capitalist United States and its allies politically opposed the Soviet Union and other communist states; the Cold War had begun.
Hace 2 días · The 1940 United States presidential election was the 39th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated Republican businessman Wendell Willkie to be reelected for an unprecedented third term in office.
Hace 1 día · George Tobias, Lucile Fairbanks, Ernest Truex. Comedy. Warner Bros. Remake of Too Young to Marry. Calling Philo Vance. William Clemens. James Stephenson, Margot Stevenson, Henry O'Neill. Mystery. Warner Bros. 12th (out of 15) film with Philo Vance character. Captain Caution.
Hace 4 días · Manhattan Project, U.S. government research project (1942–45) that produced the first atomic bombs. See Britannica’s interactive timeline of the Manhattan Project. Creation of the U.S. atomic weapons program. The true story of Oppenheimer and the atomic bomb. Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer became involved in nuclear research in 1941.
- In 1939, American scientists, many of whom had fled from fascist regimes in Europe, were aware of advances in nuclear fission and were concerned th...
- American physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer headed the Manhattan Project, with the goal of developing the atomic bomb, and Edward Teller was among the...
- The Manhattan Project produced the first atomic bomb. Several lines of research were pursued simultaneously. Both electromagnetic and fusion method...
- Although many physicists were opposed to the actual use of the atomic bomb created by the Manhattan Project, U.S. President Harry S. Truman believe...
Hace 4 días · Battle of Britain, during World War II, the successful defense of Great Britain against unremitting and destructive air raids conducted by the German air force (Luftwaffe) from July through September 1940, after the fall of France.
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- The Battle of Britain was the successful defense of Great Britain against the air raids conducted by the German air force in 1940 after the fall of...
- The Battle of Britain took place between July and September 1940 during World War II.
- Winston Churchill was the British prime minister during the Battle of Britain.
- Acknowledging the importance of the Royal Air Force in the Battle of Britain, Prime Minister Winston Churchill declared, “Never in the field of hum...
3 de may. de 2024 · ENIAC, the first programmable general-purpose electronic digital computer, built during World War II by the United States.American physicist John Mauchly, American engineer J. Presper Eckert, Jr., and their colleagues at the Moore School of Electrical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania led a government-funded project to build an all-electronic computer.
Hace 6 días · Updated: May 24, 2024 5:18 PM EDT. In 1940, Philadelphia was America's third most populated city. Pictured above is Philadelphia City Hall, which is the world's "largest free-standing masonry building." Courtesy of Pixabay.com. What Happened During the Year 1940? What are some fun facts, trivia, and history events from the year 1940?
