Emissaries from the Republic of France, the United Kingdom and the United states agree to merge their occupation zones, and grant autonomy to the Federal Republic of (West) Germany.

       [restored 8/27/2022]

Subsequent Events:

5/8/1950                   10/19/1951

References:

Calvin D. Linton, ed., The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 368.

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,167,124,467,492

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