1945-09-02

World War II Ends in Asia (VJ Day)
Victory over Japan (VJ) Day marked Japan's formal surrender aboard the USS Missouri, ending World Wa…

1945-05-08

World War II Ends in Europe (VE Day)
Victory in Europe (VE) Day marked the official surrender of Nazi Germany to the Allies, ending the w…

1939-09-01

World War II Begins
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1918-11-11

World War I Ends
The armistice of November 11, 1918, marked the end of World War I. Germany agreed to cease hostiliti…

1914-07-28

World War I Begins
World War I, also known as the Great War, began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia followin…

1913-12-23

Creation of the Federal Reserve System
The creation of the Federal Reserve System on December 23, 1913, established the central banking aut…