The program, which lasts through 1963, changes the composition of California and the state becomes a major magnet for Mexican immigration. Earl Warren is elected governor of California. He is the only three-term governor in California history. In 1953, Warren becomes a U.S. Supreme Court justice. The College of Agriculture at Davis is given over to the U.S. Army for the war effort.
Allied forces conquer Sicily.
Italy surrenders in September. Allied troops land in France, marking the beginning of the end for German domination in Europe. U.S. troops land in the Philippines. Roosevelt wins a fourth presidential term. By the end of January 1945, it has failed.