1942 CE

The Battle of Stalingrad begins, a major turning point on the Eastern Front; the Battle of Midway sees the United States defeat the Empire of Japan in the Pacific; the Internment of Japanese Americans under Executive Order 9066 forces over 100,000 people into camps; the Fall of Singapore results in the capture of around 80,000 Allied troops; the Doolittle Raid becomes the first U.S. air attack on Japan, boosting morale; the Second Battle of El Alamein forces Axis retreat from Egypt; the Manhattan Project formally launches to develop atomic weapons; the Battle of Los Angeles causes anti-aircraft barrages over California after a false alarm; and the Battle of the Coral Sea halts Japan’s advance toward Australia.

In the 1940s, the 20th century.