Date: August 21, 1945
Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg is taken into Soviet custody while in Hungary; he is never publicly seen again. Date: January 17, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Potsdam Declaration Signed in Germany, July 26,…
The August Revolution ends as Emperor Bảo Đại abdicates, ending the Nguyễn dynasty. Date: August 25, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 25 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Chinese Communist Supporters Kill U.S. Officer John Birch August 25, 1945Turin Resistance…
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…
World War II: The Battle of the Bulge ends. Date: January 25, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945World War II Los Baños Internment Camp Rescue by 11th Airborne Division, February 23, 1945USS Indianapolis…
World War II: Raid at Cabanatuan: One hundred and twenty-six American Rangers and Filipino resistance fighters liberate over 500 Allied prisoners from the Japanese-controlled Cabanatuan POW camp. Date: January 30, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
The Labour Party wins the United Kingdom general election of July 5 by a landslide, removing Winston Churchill from power. Date: July 26, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 26 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945U.S. Ninth Army Crosses Elbe,…