Igor Gouzenko Defects to Canada, Exposing Soviet Espionage, September 5, 1945
Date: September 5, 1945
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Date: September 5, 1945
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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 1945World War II:…
The R.A.F. drop the Grand Slam bomb in action for the first time, on a railway viaduct near Bielefeld, Germany. Date: March 14, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 14 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Raoul Wallenberg Taken into Soviet…
World War II: Nagasaki is devastated when an atomic bomb, Fat Man, is dropped by the United States B-29 Bockscar. Thirty-five thousand people are killed outright, including 23,200β28,200 Japanese war workers, 2,000 Korean forced workers, and 150 Japanese soldiers. Date: August 9, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 9 π …
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 β π Other events on March 22 π Events on this day in 1945 π On…
The Allied Control Council, the military occupation governing body of Germany, formally takes power. Date: June 5, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 5 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Red Army Final Assault on Berlin Begins, Battle of Seelow Heights,…
A large demonstration in Buenos Aires, Argentina, demands Juan PerΓ³n's release. Date: October 17, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 17 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Japan Formally Surrenders to China, Second Sino-Japanese War, September 9, 1945Hitler Issues Nero Decree…