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3 Sep 1939
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Britain and France declare war on Germany
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3 Jun 1940
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Dunkirk evacuation complete
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4 Jun 1940
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Churchill's "We Shall Fight on the Beaches" speech
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14 Jun 1940
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First Prisoners at Auschwitz
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11 May 1941
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Commons Chamber of Parliament destroyed
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22 Jun 1941
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Germany Attacks Soviet Union
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1942
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The National Park Service leases the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse to the Coast Guard for use as observation tower during WWII.
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26 Aug 1944
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Thanksgiving service for liberated Paris in Notre Dame Cathedral
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8 May 1945
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V-E Day in London: Churchill greets crowds in Whitehall
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21 Jun 1945
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Japanese defenses on Okinawa are finally defeated by U.S. troops
