B-25 Bomber Crashes into Empire State Building, Killing 14 β July 28, 1945
Date: July 28, 1945
Date: July 28, 1945
The Japanese government announced that a message had been sent to the Allies accepting the terms of the Potsdam Declaration provided that it "does not comprise any demand that prejudices the prerogatives of the Emperor as sovereign ruler." Date: August 10, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 10 π Events…
A three-day celebration begins in China, following the Victory over Japan Day on September 2. Date: September 3, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 3 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Japan Accepts Potsdam Declaration Terms with Emperor Ψ΄Ψ±Ψ·, August 10,…
World War II: The Yalta Conference between the "Big Three" (Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin) opens at the Livadia Palace in the Crimea. Date: February 4, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 4 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945522nd Field Artillery…
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…
World War II: Benito Mussolini is arrested by Italian partisans in Dongo, while attempting escape disguised as a German soldier. Date: April 27, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 27 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Igor Gouzenko Defects to Canada,…
World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima ends, but small pockets of Japanese resistance persist. Date: March 16, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 16 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945CARE Founded to Send Food Relief Packages to Europe…