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| Admiral King, Ernest |  |
| 1st Feb Appointed Admiral of the Atlantic Fleet |
| Alliance Roosevelt, Franklin Delano | |
| 11th Mar Washington SAends the Lend-Lease Bill to Congress |
| 11th Mar Washington The Lend Lease Act provides for the USAto lend Britain & her Allies war materials |
| Assistant Secretary State Acheson, Dean Gooderham | |
| Washington Appointed Assistant Secretary of State |
| Atlantic Charter Roosevelt, Theodore | |
| 12th Aug USAPresident Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Churchill sign the 'Atlantic Charter' in Argentia Bay (Newfoundland), the charter establishes common wartime principals and emphasised the strength of Anglo-American Alliance despite USAneutrality |
| Battle of Pearl Harbour Kimmel, Edward Husband | |
| Pearl Harbour Commander of the USAPacific Fleet during the Battle of Pearl Harbour |
| Birth of Crosby, David Van Cortland Crosby, David Van Cortland | |
| 14th Aug Birth of David Van Cortland Crosby |
| Birth of Pitney, Gene Pitney, Gene | |
| 17th Feb Hartford Birth of Gene Pitney |
| Birth of Reading, Otis Reading, Otis | |
| 9th Sep Birth of Otis Reading |
| Birth of Simon, Paul Simon, Paul | |
| 13th Oct Birth of Paul Simon |
| Birth of Zimmerman, Robert Allen Zimmerman, Robert Allen | |
| 24th May Duluth Birth of Bob Dylan at Duluth, Minnesota |
| Bombing of Pearl Harbour Edgen, Dorothy | |
| 6th Dec Honolulu A Navy Intelligence employee says Honolulu is a target |
| Bombing of Pearl Harbour Marshall, George Catlett | |
| 7th Dec Pearl Harbour Broadcasts warning messages but atmospheric conditions delay them by 10 hours |
| Bombing of Pearl Harbour Roosevelt, Franklin Delano | |
| 7th Dec Pearl Harbour The bombing of Pearl Harbour bring the USAinto World War II |
| 7th Dec Pearl Harbour The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor sinking or damaging 18 ships |
| Brigadier General Bradley, Omar Nelson | |
| Appointed Brigadier-General |
| Brigadier General Parker, George Marshall | |
| Appointedrigadier-General |
| Chief Naval Operations King King, Ernest | |
| 20th Dec Appointed Chief of Naval Operations |
| Commander 5th Army Stilwell, Joseph Warren | |
| Appointed Commander the 5th Army in China |
| Commander 6th Army Stilwell, Joseph Warren | |
| Appointed Commander the 6th Army in China |
| Commander Luzon Parker, George Marshall | |
| Luzon Appointed Commander of the Southern Luzon Force in the Philippines |
| 24th Dec Bataan Trans ferred to Bataan to deny the Japanese the control of Luzon |
| Commander Pacific Fleet Kimmel, Edward Husband | |
| Appointed Commander of the USAPacific Fleet |
| Commander Pacific Fleet Nimitz, Chester | |
| 17th Dec Appointed Commander of the Pacific Fleet after the attack on Pearl Harbour |
| Commander Second Armored Division Patton, George Smith | |
| 11th April Fort Benning Appointed Commanding General of the Second Armored Division at Fort Benning, Georgia |
| Commander US Army Forces Far East MacArthur, Douglas | |
| Appointed Commander of the USAArmy Forces in the Far East |
| Commander US Forces Wake Island Cunningham, Winfield Scott | |
| Wake Island Appointed Commander of USAforces on Wake Island |
| Commander Wake Island Cunningham, Winfield Scott | |
| Wake Island Appointed Commander of all USAforces on Wake Island |
| Conference of Arcadia Roosevelt, Theodore | |
| 22nd Dec Arcadia Churchill travels to the USAto discuss Anglo-American strategy and priorities with Roosevelt, the Arcadia conference formally endorses the Allies' 'Germany First' policy |
| Conference of Washington Roosevelt, Franklin Delano | |
| Dec Washington Declares, "When Germany is defeated, the collapse of Italy & Japan will follow" |
| Conscription Roosevelt, Franklin Delano | |
| 19th Dec The Selective Service Act requires all men aged 18-64 register, men aged 20-44 are liable to conscription |
| Debut Callas Callas, Maria | |
| 4th July Athens Maria Callas makes her debut as Tosca |
| Declaration of Four Freedoms Roosevelt, Theodore | |
| Washington The "Four Freedoms", a commitment to freedom of speech, worship, from want & from fear |
| Declaration of War Roosevelt, Franklin Delano | |
| 8th Dec Washington The USA declares War on Japan |
| 11th Dec Washington The USA declares war on Germany |
| 11th Dec Romania declares war on the USA |
| Diplomacy Chaney, James E | |
| London Discusses co-operation between the USA & Britain |
| Diplomacy Roosevelt, Franklin Delano | |
| Washington Relations break down when Roosevelt demands Japanese withdrawal from China & Indochina |
| The USAapplies sanctions against Japan for closing the "Open Door" policy in Asia |
| The USAfreezes all Japanese assets in the US |
| Diplomacy Roosevelt, Theodore | |
| 12th Aug USAPresident Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Churchill sign the 'Atlantic Charter' in Argentia Bay (Newfoundland), the charter establishes common wartime principals and emphasised the strength of Anglo-American Alliance despite USAneutrality |
| 22nd Dec Arcadia Churchill travels to the USAto discuss Anglo-American strategy and priorities with Roosevelt, the Arcadia conference formally endorses the Allies' 'Germany First' policy |
| Dismissal Kimmel, Edward Husband | |
| Pearl Harbour Dimissed after the Battle of Pearl Harbour |
| Economy Roosevelt, Franklin Delano | |
| 27th May Roosevelt declares a state of emergency, the Government assumes wide-ranging control of the economy & pledges to resist German aggression |
| Film Hughes Hughes, Howard | |
| Writes & directs "The Outlaw", controversial for its sexually explicit content |
| Head Lend Lease Hopkins Hopkins, Harry Llloyd | |
| Appointed Head of Lend-Lease Administration |
| Invention Code Breaker Friedman, William | |
| Devises a code breaker for breaking Japanese diplomatic code |
| Ironclad Roosevelt, Franklin Delano | |
| 29th April Washington Approves the British support of the Free French in capturing Madagascar |
| Legislation Conscription Roosevelt, Franklin Delano | |
| 19th Dec The Selective Service Act requires all men aged 18-64 register, men aged 20-44 are liable to conscription |
| Lend Lease Stettinius, Edward Reilly | |
| Washington Appointed Administrator of Lend-Lease |
| Major Parker, George Marshall | |
| Dec Appointed Major-General |
| Observer War Dept Chaney, James E | |
| London Appointed Observer for the War Department |
| Open Door Roosevelt, Franklin Delano | |
| The USAapplies sanctions against Japan for closing the "Open Door" policy in Asia |
| Operation Torch Patton, George Smith | |
| Commands the Western Task Force, only all-American force landing for Operation Torch |
| Publication of Agee Agee, James | |
| Publication of, "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men" |
| Sanctions Roosevelt, Franklin Delano | |
| The USAapplies sanctions against Japan for closing the "Open Door" policy in Asia |
| Siege of Luzon Parker, George Marshall | |
| 24th Dec Bataan Trans ferred to Bataan to deny the Japanese the control of Luzon |
| Special Naval Observer Ghormley Ghormley, Robert L | |
| Appointed Medcial Naval Observer |
| Speech Patton Patton, George Smith | |
| June Delivers the "Blood and Guts" speeches |
| State of Emergency Roosevelt, Franklin Delano | |
| 27th May Roosevelt declares a state of emergency, the Government assumes wide-ranging control of the economy & pledges to resist German aggression |
