The end to the Great Depression came about in 1941 with America's entry into World War II. America sided with Britain, France and the Soviet Union against Germany, Italy, and Japan. The loss of lives in this war was staggering. The European part of the war ended with Germany's surrender in May 1945. Japan surrendered in September 1945, after the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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The Depression & WWII

	A 1,522 Mile Scenic Route "The Alcan Highway in Alaska Opened"
	A Date Which Will Live in Infamy "The Japanese Attacked Pearl Harbor"
	A Drive For Victory "Professional Golfer Kathy Whitworth Was Born"
	A Russian Request "Joseph Stalin Wrote A Memo"
	All's Quiet on the Western Front "D-Day"
	Entertaining the Troops "The United Service Organizations Was Chartered"
	In the Heart of Radio City "Radio City Music Hall Opened to the Public in New York"
	Jelly's Last Jam "Jelly Roll Morton Died"
	King Kong's Favorite Building "The Empire State Building Opens"
	Old Blue Eyes "Frank Sinatra's Recording Debut"
	Play It Again, Sam ""Casablanca" Premiered and the Allies Landed Expeditionary Forces in North Africa"
	Progress Through Peace "Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King Jr. Was Born"
	San Francisco, Open Your Golden Gate "San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge Was Completed and Opened"
	Simply Marvelous "George Gershwin Completes the Score for Porgy and Bess"
	Surviving The Crash "The Stock Market Fell To Its Lowest Point During the Depression"
	Tanks on Loan "Senate Passed a Supplemental Lend-Lease Bill"
	The Hippodrome Spectacular "New York City's Hippodrome Closed Its Doors for the Last Time"
	The Rock "The First Prisoners Arrived at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary"
	Uncle Sam Wants YOU! "The Office of War Information Was Created"
	Voodoo Macbeth "Closing Night of the WPA Performance of Macbeth"