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17 events · 11 research items · December 31, 1913 to August 6, 2026
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US and Iran begin ceasefire
Wars & Conflicts April 8, 2026

US and Iran begin ceasefire

The United States and Iran entered a two-week ceasefire on April 8, 2026, following more than five weeks of military conflict. U.S. President Donald Trump announced th...

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US and Israel strike Iran
Wars & Conflicts February 28, 2026

US and Israel strike Iran

The United States and Israel launched coordinated military strikes against Iran on February 28, 2026. The operation targeted Iranian military facilities, missile capab...

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Invasion of Iraq
Wars & Conflicts March 20, 2003

Invasion of Iraq

Background and Decision-Makers On March 20, 2003, the United States, the United Kingdom, and coalition allies launched a military invasion of Iraq. The primary jus...

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Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima

6 August 1945 — An American B-29 drops the uranium bomb Little Boy on Hiroshima. The explosion and fire destroy much of the city and kill tens of thousands of people i...

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Atomic Bomb Dropped on Nagasaki
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Atomic Bomb Dropped on Nagasaki

9 August 1945 — The United States drops the plutonium bomb Fat Man on Nagasaki. Tens of thousands are killed immediately or in the following months. The attack occurs ...

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Did World War II Create the Cold War?
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Did World War II Create the Cold War?

2 September 1945 — The defeat of Germany and Japan leaves the United States and Soviet Union as the dominant military powers. Soviet control across Eastern Europe, Ame...

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Henry L. Stimson
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Henry L. Stimson

31 May 1945 — Secretary of War Henry Stimson chairs the first major meeting of the Interim Committee considering policy surrounding the atomic bomb. Stimson becomes on...

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Japan Formally Surrenders
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Japan Formally Surrenders

2 September 1945 — Japanese representatives sign the Instrument of Surrender aboard USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. The ceremony formally ends the Second World War. Germany...

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Kissinger leads CFR study group
Published Research Kissinger investigation

Kissinger leads CFR study group

In 1956, Henry Kissinger became director of a Council on Foreign Relations study group examining nuclear weapons and foreign policy. The work contributed to the develo...

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Potsdam Conference Begins
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Potsdam Conference Begins

17 July 1945 — Truman, Stalin and initially Churchill meet near Berlin after Germany's defeat. They discuss occupation policy, borders, reparations and the war against...

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Trinity Nuclear Test
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Trinity Nuclear Test

16 July 1945 — The United States detonates the world's first nuclear device at the Trinity test site in New Mexico. The successful plutonium implosion test proves that...

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