Meanwhile…

Letter to President Roosevelt

1939-08-02

Executive Order 9066 and internment of Japanese Americans

1942-02-19

German unconditional surrender and Victory Day

1945-05-09

Invasion of Poland

1939-09-01

World War II undermines the colonial empires

1939-1945

Fall of Berlin and Hitler's suicide

1945-04-30

Lend-Lease Act provides support to the Allies

1941-03-11

Diverse reef fauna colonizes coral ecosystems

from around 485 million years ago to the present

Discovery of streptomycin

1943

Vacuum Tube Era and the Search for Alternatives

1945

The first jet flight: the beginning of the jet age

1939-08-27

The Vespa makes Europe mobile

1946-04-23

Irish riverdance evolves from folk roots to global phenomenon

from the 18th century to 1994 and beyond

Salsa, tango and jive emerge from the Americas

from the late 19th century (tango) to the 1970s (salsa)

Victory Parade on Red Square

1945-06-24

The survival of the birds

vanaf ca. 66 miljoen jaar geleden

Death of President Roosevelt

1945-04-12

The Anthropocene and climate change

20e-21e eeuw