Date: May 4, 1945
World War II: The Ludendorff Bridge in Remagen, Germany, collapses, ten days after its capture. Date: March 17, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945USS Franklin Bombed Off Japan, 724 Killed March 19, 1945Soviet…
A group of the Venezuelan Armed Forces, led by Mario Vargas, Marcos Pérez Jiménez and Carlos Delgado Chalbaud, stages a coup d'état against president Isaías Medina Angarita, who is overthrown by the end of the day. Date: October 18, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 18 📅 Events on this…
Italian resistance movement: In Turin, despite the harsh repressive measures adopted by Nazi-fascists, a great pre-insurrectional strike begins. Date: April 18, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945King Haakon VII Returns from Exile in…
World War II: Adolf Hitler's designated successor, Hermann Göring, sends him a telegram asking permission to take leadership of Nazi Germany. Martin Bormann and Joseph Goebbels advise Göring that the telegram is treasonous. Date: April 23, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 1945…
World War II: The Battle of Slater's Knoll on Bougainville comes to an end. Date: April 6, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945World War II: Third Day of Dresden Bombing, February 15, 1945U.S….
Cold War: Igor Gouzenko, a Soviet Union embassy clerk, defects to Canada, exposing Soviet espionage in North America, signalling the beginning of the Cold War. Date: September 5, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…