Commander of 4th Armoured Division
Appointed Commander of the US 4th Armoured Division
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Commander of 4th Armoured Division
Appointed Commander of the US 4th Armoured Division
Conference of San Francisco
Dulles participated in the San Francisco Conference as an adviser to Arthur H. Vandenberg and helped draft the preamble to the United Nations Charter
Constitution of USA
Granted extraordinary powers in Japan which he uses as a benevolent dictator. Draws up a new constitution for Japan
Croix de Guerre Award
France awarded Shaw the Croix de Guerre for his wartime military service.
Curium
Helps identify curium among transuranium elements.
Dismissal
Dismissed for disagreeing with Allied occupation policies
Electron Synchrotron Principle
Introduces phase stability for cyclic accelerators, making high-energy electron synchrotrons practical.
First Army
The First Army is the first unit to cross the Rhine River, by using the still standing Ludendorff bridge at Remagen, and to meet with the Soviet Red Army near Torgau, on the river Elbe
General
Appointed General
General
Appointed General
Generalization of Relativistic Gravitation
Publishes a generalization of the relativistic theory of gravitation, continuing his attempt to construct a unified classical field theory extending general relativity.
Glory
Publication of "Glory For Me"
Glory For Me
Publication of "Glory For Me"
Interim Committee Scientific Panel
Serves on the scientific panel advising the Interim Committee on issues concerning the wartime use and postwar implications of atomic energy.
Invasion of Germany
Decides to leave Berlin to the Russians
Invasion of Germany
Stops at the Elbe & turns to the Alps where he beleives Hitler is forming a redoubt
Invasion of Germany
The First Army is the first unit to cross the Rhine River, by using the still standing Ludendorff bridge at Remagen, and to meet with the Soviet Red Army near Torgau, on the river Elbe
Invasion of Korea
By the end of the yr 50,000 marines are in Korea
Legion of Merit Award
Shaw received the Legion of Merit for his United States Army service during the Second World War.
Man Who Had All the Luck
Arthur Miller's early drama The Man Who Had All the Luck explored whether personal success arises from character or circumstance.
Marriage
Marries Artie Shaw
Mobilization
By the end of the yr 50,000 marines are in Korea
Modeling
Signs up to the Blue Book Model Agency
Naval Base
The US establishes a naval base at Tsingtao
Picture of Dorian Gray
Directs The Picture of Dorian Gray
Piedmont High School
Attends Piedmont High School before later transferring to Oakland Technical High School.
Postwar Atomic Weapons Advocacy
After the atomic bombings, speaks publicly about the political and ethical dangers of nuclear weapons.
Promotion to Major
Before the end of the Second World War, Shaw was promoted to the rank of major.
Radar Research Legacy
MIT Radiation Laboratory radar work becomes a major wartime scientific achievement.
Red Army
The First Army is the first unit to cross the Rhine River, by using the still standing Ludendorff bridge at Remagen, and to meet with the Soviet Red Army near Torgau, on the river Elbe
Report
Urges international control of atomic power
Result of Surrender of Japanese Forces in the Ryukyu Islands
Japanese forces in the Ryukyu Islands cease organised resistance and pass into Allied control.
San Francisco Uses Dumbarton Blueprint
Delegates at the founding conference used the Dumbarton Oaks proposals as an initial working text.
Secretary of State
Appointed Secretary of State
Secretary of State for Commerce
Appointed Secretary of State for Commerce
Siege of Ledo Road
Reopens the Ledo Road into China, it is renamed the Stilwell Road
Singapore Supper Club Financing
Ruby contributed $1,100 toward the lease of the Singapore Supper Club, the Dallas nightclub his sister Eva Grant was preparing to operate.
Surrender of Japanese Forces in the Ryukyu Islands
Receives the surrender of the Japanese in the Rikuyu Islands
The Exploration of Space in The Scientists Speak
Hubble contributes an essay on the exploration of space to The Scientists Speak, explaining how astronomical observations were progressively enlarging the empirically accessible universe.
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