Date: August 25, 1945
World War II: A death march from Dachau to the Austrian border is halted by the segregated, all-Nisei 522nd Field Artillery Battalion of the U.S. Army in southern Bavaria, saving several hundred prisoners. Date: May 2, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 2 π Events on this day in 1945…
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 β π Other events on July 5 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945SΓ©tif Massacre: Hundreds of Algerian…
By a vote of 65β7, the United States Senate approves United States participation in the United Nations. (The UN had been established on October 24, 1945.) Date: December 4, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 4 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events…
US Army private Eddie Slovik is executed for desertion, the first such execution of an American soldier since the Civil War. Date: January 31, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 31 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945World War II: Liberation…
World War II: German radio broadcasts news of Adolf Hitler's death, falsely stating that he has "fallen at his command post in the Reich Chancellery fighting to the last breath against Bolshevism and for Germany". The Soviet flag is raised over the Reich Chancellery, by order of Stalin. Date: May 1, 1945 Read more on…
World War II: The Battle of Poljana, the final skirmish in Europe is fought near Prevalje, Slovenia. Date: May 15, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 15 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Alaska Equal Rights Act Signed, First U.S. Anti-Discrimination…