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| 1858 | Birth |  |
| 27th Oct Birth of Theodore Roosevelt |
| 1901 | Independence of Cuba | |
| 20th May Cuba gains independence from Spain, the USAwithdraws its troops |
| 1901 | President | |
| Appointed President of the USA, 26th President, 1st term |
| 1905 | Nobel Prize | |
| Washington Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for Peace, presides over talks between Russia & Japan |
| 1905 | Peace | |
| Washington Presides over the Peace negotiations |
| 1907 | Conference of Hague, The | |
| Hague, The Leads the Conference at The Hague |
| Hague, The Produces conventions on the conduct of war |
| Hague, The Proposes an International Court of Justice which is established in 1920 |
| 1941 | Atlantic Charter | |
| 12th Aug USAPresident Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Churchill sign the 'Atlantic Charter' in Argentia Bay (Newfoundland), the charter establishes common wartime principals and emphasised the strength of Anglo-American alliance despite USAneutrality |
| 1941 | Conference of Arcadia | |
| 22nd Dec Arcadia Churchill travels to the USAto discuss Anglo-American strategy and priorities with Roosevelt, the Arcadia conference formally endorses the Allies' 'Germany First' policy |
| 1941 | Declaration of Four Freedoms | |
| Washington The "Four Freedoms", a commitment to freedom of speech, worship, from want & from fear |
| 1941 | Diplomacy | |
| 1st Jan Washington The pact of the "United Nations" is signed in Washington by 26 nations, they commit themselve to not agree to any seperate peace with Germany or Japan |
| 12th Aug USAPresident Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Churchill sign the 'Atlantic Charter' in Argentia Bay (Newfoundland), the charter establishes common wartime principals and emphasised the strength of Anglo-American alliance despite USAneutrality |
| 22nd Dec Arcadia Churchill travels to the USAto discuss Anglo-American strategy and priorities with Roosevelt, the Arcadia conference formally endorses the Allies' 'Germany First' policy |
| 1941 | Pact | |
| 1st Jan Washington The pact of the "United Nations" is signed in Washington by 26 nations, they commit themselve to not agree to any seperate peace with Germany or Japan |
| 1941 | United Nations | |
| 1st Jan Washington The pact of the "United Nations" is signed in Washington by 26 nations, they commit themselve to not agree to any seperate peace with Germany or Japan |
| 1942 | Diplomacy | |
| 26th Jan Belfast The first USAArmy unit to arrive in Britain, elements of the 34th Division, land at Belfast (Northern Ireland) |
| 22nd Feb Daws Hill USAArmy Air Force (USAAF) European HQ is established at Daws Hill, High Wycombe (Bucks) |
| 25th June Washington DC Churchill and Roosevelt meet and agree to attack German forces in North Africa (Operation Torch) before launching invasion of Continental Europe, Torch serves to stall Bolero troop build-up in UK |
| 1942 | Operation Torch | |
| 25th June Washington DC Churchill and Roosevelt meet and agree to attack German forces in North Africa (Operation Torch) before launching invasion of Continental Europe, Torch serves to stall Bolero troop build-up in UK |
| 1942 | US Army Air Force (USAAF) European HQ | |
| 22nd Feb Daws Hill USAArmy Air Force (USAAF) European HQ is established at Daws Hill, High Wycombe (Bucks) |
| 1943 | Conference of Cairo | |
| 6th Dec Cairo Churchill & Roosevelt agree Gen Eisenhower will command Allied forces for the planned invasion of Europe, Eisenhower's appointment as Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force, publicly announced by Roosevelt |
| 1943 | Conference of Casablanca | |
| 14th Jan Casablanca Churchill and Roosevelt discuss next phase of war, a decision is made to attack Sicily and Italy in bid to divert German military resources and make good pledge to Stalin for a 'second front' in Europe |
| 1943 | Diplomacy | |
| 14th Jan Casablanca Churchill and Roosevelt discuss next phase of war, a decision is made to attack Sicily and Italy in bid to divert German military resources and make good pledge to Stalin for a 'second front' in Europe |
| 27th May Washington Churchill & Roosevelt meet in Washington where they agree a cross-Channel invasion (Operation Overlord) to be provisionally be launched on 1 May 1944. |
| 17th Aug Quebec Churchill & Roosevelt meet in Quebec, Canada to further discuss Overlord timetable, planning |
| 6th Dec Cairo Churchill & Roosevelt agree Gen Eisenhower will command Allied forces for the planned invasion of Europe, Eisenhower's appointment as Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force, publicly announced by Roosevelt |
| 1943 | Husky | |
| 10th July Sicily Allies land on Sicily (Operation Husky): almost 3,000 landing craft, and supply ships involved in landings |
| 1943 | Invasion of Italy | |
| 10th July Salerno Allied forces land on the Italian mainland at Salerno, almost 400 landing craft and supply ships involved in landings |
| 1943 | Overlord | |
| 27th May Washington Churchill & Roosevelt meet in Washington where they agree a cross-Channel invasion (Operation Overlord) to be provisionally be launched on 1 May 1944. |
| 17th Aug Quebec Churchill & Roosevelt meet in Quebec, Canada to further discuss Overlord timetable, planning |
| 6th Dec Cairo Churchill & Roosevelt agree Gen Eisenhower will command Allied forces for the planned invasion of Europe, Eisenhower's appointment as Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force, publicly announced by Roosevelt |
| 1944 | Conference of Dumbarton Oaks | |
| 21st Aug Dumbarton Oaks The US, Britain, Russia and China open the Dumbarton Oaks Conference in Washington, DC, It lays the foundation for the establishment of the UN |
| 1944 | Government | |
| Appointed President of the USA, 32nd President, 3rd term |
| 1944 | Massacre Malmedy | |
| 17th Dec Malmedy The killing of 80 USAGIs by the SS leads Roosevelt to demand an international trial |
| 1944 | United Nations | |
| 21st Aug Dumbarton Oaks The US, Britain, Russia and China open the Dumbarton Oaks Conference in Washington, DC, It lays the foundation for the establishment of the UN |
| 1945 | ACC | |
| 5th June The Allied Control Commission administers Germany after its occupation by the Allies |
| 1945 | Conference of Yalta | |
| Yalta Establishes "The right of all people to choose their Government" |
| 4th Feb Yalta A meeting of "the big 3" represented by Stalin, Roosevelt & Churchill |
| 4th Feb Yalta A meeting of "the big 3" to jointly gain Germany's unconditional surrender |
| 1945 | Government | |
| 19th Jan Inaugurated President of the USA |
| 12th April Death of Theodore Roosevelt |
