The first African American player in Major League Baseball was Jackie Robinson.
Jackie Robinson (Cairo, January 31, 1919 - Stamford, October 24, 1972) was an American baseball player. He was the first African-American player of Major League Baseball in the modern era. On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson broke the "color line" in American baseball, playing for Brooklyn Dodgers.
He is considered the greatest idol in the sport by many baseball fans.
The date was July 9, 1755
America was able to rebuild faster.
America's population size, economic strength and industrial powers allowed the US to not only build up her armies, but also supply allies through the lend-lease act. In fact, with all the population & natural resources the US owned, they were able to build almost as fast as their equipment being destroyed, hence a quote of "Once a .. .[tank in this instance] was destroyed, it was pushed out of the way, and replaced at once..."
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The Japanese's navy and airforce were destroyed--The Allied forces bombed their cities and left the country and economy devastated. The final straw was when America captured Okinawa, where the Allies would be able to launch a invasion and take the main islands.
They dropped a dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
They formally surrendered on the USS Missouri, August 14, 1945
