The modern history of Midway atoll includes its commercial uses and post-war reversion of a natural state resulting in its designation as a National Wildlife Refuge.

Arriving in London in January 1944, Eisenhower assembles the strategic and tactical staff that will execute Operation Overlord. 

As international tensions increased around the globe in the spring of 1938, Americans were most disturbed by the brutal Japanese invasion of China.

On May 22, 1943, Moscow announced the dissolution of the Communist International.

World War II transformed the United States from a midlevel global power to the leader of the “free world.” With this rapid rise in power and influence, the United States had to take on new responsibilities, signaling the beginning of the "American era."