19 Sep 1918
United States
United States
- Wayne Miller was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States. ww2dbase [Wayne Miller | Chicago, Illinois | CPC]
2 Jul 1932
United States
United States
- At Chicago, Illinois, United States, Franklin Roosevelt accepted to be the Democratic Party's candidate for the US Presidency. ww2dbase [Franklin Roosevelt | Chicago, Illinois | CPC]
22 Jul 1934
United States
United States
- The outlaw, John Dillinger, was slain in a murderous FBI ambush outside a cinema in Chicago, Illinois, United States. ww2dbase [Chicago, Illinois | AC]
5 Oct 1937
United States
United States
- Franklin Roosevelt called for a "quarantine" of aggressor nations in a speech at Chicago, Illinois, United States. ww2dbase [Franklin Roosevelt | Chicago, Illinois | CPC]
18 Jul 1940
United States
United States
- Franklin Roosevelt received an almost unanimous invitation at the Democrat Convention in Chicago, Illinois, United States to stand as the party's candidate for the 1940 presidential election. If elected he would become the first US President to remain in office for more than two terms. ww2dbase [Franklin Roosevelt | Chicago, Illinois | CPC, AC]
8 Dec 1941
United States
United States
- Minoru Yasui resigned his position at the Japanese consulate in Chicago, Illinois, United States. ww2dbase [Minoru Yasui | Chicago, Illinois | CPC]
7 Jun 1942
United States
United States
- The American newspaper Chicago Tribune reported the Battle of Midway victory, hinting that the US Navy had knowledge of Japanese strengths prior to the engagement; this would later, in Aug 1942, trigger a Federal investigation. ww2dbase [Battle of Midway and the Aleutian Islands | Chicago, Illinois | CPC]
27 Jun 1942
United States
United States
- Acting on information given by defected saboteur George Dasch, United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents captured two German saboteurs in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The FBI would soon announce to the public the capture of eight German saboteurs. ww2dbase [Chicago, Illinois | CPC]
2 Dec 1942
United States
United States
- Enrico Fermi's atomic reactor Chicago Pile-1 at the University of Chicago, Illinois, United States initiated the world's first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction. ww2dbase [Operation Trinity and Manhattan Project | Chicago, Illinois | CPC]
26 May 1943
United States
United States
- USS Sable arrived at Chicago, Illinois, United States. ww2dbase [Sable | Chicago, Illinois | DS]
15 Jul 1944
United States
United States
- US President Roosevelt arrived in Chicago, Illinois, United States aboard his personal train Ferdinand Magellan and met with the chairman of the Democratic Convention Robert Hannegan to discuss the upcoming re-election. ww2dbase [Franklin Roosevelt | Chicago, Illinois | CPC]
21 Jul 1944
United States
United States
- At Chicago, Illinois, United States, the Democratic National Convention nominated Senator Harry Truman to run as Franklin Roosevelt's vice presidential candidate in the upcoming election. ww2dbase [Harry Truman | Chicago, Illinois | CPC]
19 Apr 1945
United States
United States
- USS Macabi entered a floating drydock for transit the Chicago Canal to the Mississippi River. ww2dbase [Macabi | Chicago, Illinois | CPC]
15 Oct 1947
United States
United States
- Gato-class submarine USS Silversides was recommissioned and designated as a stationary reserve training ship in Chicago, Illinois. ww2dbase [Silversides | Chicago, Illinois | DS]
25 Apr 1951
United States
United States
- Douglas MacArthur spoke to a crowd at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois, United States. ww2dbase [Douglas MacArthur | Chicago, Illinois | CPC]
25 Sep 1954
United States
United States
- German Type IXC U-Boat U-505 was dedicated at the Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry as a permanent exhibit and a war memorial to all the sailors who lost their lives in the first and second Battles of the Atlantic. ww2dbase [The Capture of the U-505 | U-505 | Chicago, Illinois | DS]
14 Apr 2006
United States
United States
- Mitsuye Endo passed away from cancer in Chicago, Illinois, United States. ww2dbase [Mitsuye Endo | Chicago, Illinois | CPC]
26 Sep 2006
United States
United States
- Iva Toguri passed away in Chicago, Illinois, United States. ww2dbase [Iva Toguri | Chicago, Illinois | CPC]
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