Franklin D. Roosevelt Dies; Harry S. Truman Succeeds as President April 12, 1945

World War II: The US 82nd Airborne Division liberates Wöbbelin concentration camp finding 1,000 dead prisoners, most of whom starved to death. Date: May 2, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Soviet Union Announces…

Pierre Laval, the fugitive former leader of Vichy France, surrenders to Allied soldiers in Austria. Date: July 31, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 31 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945US Army Liberates Nazi Colditz POW Camp, April 16, 1945Manhattan…

World War II: Battle of the Atlantic: HMS Venturer sinks U-864 off the coast of Fedje, Norway, in a rare instance of submarine-to-submarine combat. Date: February 9, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Halifax Riot…

The BBC Light Programme radio station is launched for mainstream light entertainment and music. Date: July 29, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 29 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Battle of Okinawa Ends, Imperial Japanese Resistance Collapses June 21, 1945U.S….

World War II: Sachsenhausen concentration camp is liberated by soldiers of the Red Army and Polish First Army. Date: April 22, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 22 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Hiroshima Atomic Bombing by Enola Gay, August…

World War II: More than 7,000 die when the German transport ship Goya is sunk by a Soviet submarine. Date: April 16, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 16 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Potsdam Conference: Churchill, Truman, Stalin Decide…