USS Indianapolis Sunk by Japanese Submarine I-58, 883 Killed, July 30, 1945
Date: July 30, 1945
Date: July 30, 1945
Iva Toguri D'Aquino, a Japanese American who broadcast under the name Orphan Annie during World War II, is arrested in Yokohama by U.S. military authorities amid widespread speculation of her being wartime radio propagandist Tokyo Rose. Date: September 5, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this…
The United Kingdom holds its first general election in 10 years, which would be won by Clement Attlee's Labour Party. Date: July 5, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945World War II: British and…
World War II: The Red Army begins the Vistula–Oder Offensive. Date: January 12, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945World War II: Last German U-boat Attack Sinks Freighters, May 7, 1945Turin Resistance Pre-Insurrectional Strike…
World War II: The city of Hildesheim, Germany, is heavily damaged in a British air raid, though it had little military significance and Germany was on the verge of final defeat. Date: March 22, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On…
CARE (then the Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe) is founded to send CARE Packages of food relief to Europe after World War II. Date: November 27, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 27 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Smoke…
World War II: The German town of Pforzheim is annihilated in a raid by 379 British bombers. Date: February 23, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Channel Islands Liberated from Nazi Occupation, May 9,…