D-Day
Allied Forces launched a massive invasion of Normandy, France. This started the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany during WWII.
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Franklin delano Roosevelt
FDR was the 32nd president of the United States. FDR led the United States through the Great Depression and World War II.
American Civil War
Major conflict between the northern (Union) and southern (Confederates) states.
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Fredrick Douglass was a formerly enslaved man who became a prominent (important; famous) abolitionist (supported ended slavery) who used his voice and writings to advocate equality for all people.
Fredrick Douglass
India achieved independence from British rule on August 15, 1947.
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Mahatma Gandhi was an Indian lawyer who led an anti-colonial movement against British rule. Gandhi is remembered for encouraging nonviolent resistance methods against the British.