End of Prague Uprising, Czech National Holiday, May 8, 1945
Date: May 8, 1945
Date: May 8, 1945
Physicist Harry Daghlian is fatally irradiated in a criticality accident during an experiment with the Demon core at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Date: August 21, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 21 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945U.S. Troops Capture…
World War II: United States and Soviet reconnaissance troops meet in Torgau and Strehla along the River Elbe, cutting the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany in two. This would be later known as Elbe Day. Date: April 25, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 25 π Events on this day in…
Kurdistan flag day, the flag of Kurdistan is raised for the first time in Mahabad in eastern Kurdistan. Date: December 17, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 17 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Operation Thunderclap: Eighth Air Force Bombs Berlin,…
World War II: The United States and the Philippine Commonwealth begin a month-long battle to retake Manila from Japan. Date: February 3, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 3 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Battle of Bautzen: Last German Tank…
World War II: American and Brazilian troops kick off Operation Encore in Northern Italy, a successful limited action in the Northern Apennines that prepares for the western portion of the Allied Spring offensive. Date: February 18, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 18 π Events on this day in 1945…
World War II: US troops reclaim the Philippine island of Corregidor from the Japanese. Date: February 26, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 26 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Allied Food Airdrops Begin Over Occupied Netherlands, April 29, 1945World War…