UNESCO Founded, November 16, 1945

World War II: The German Instrument of Surrender signed at Berlin-Karlshorst comes into effect. This is commemorated as Victory in Europe Day. Date: May 8, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945World War II:…

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 1945Igor Gouzenko Defects to Canada, Exposing Soviet…

A devastating tornado outbreak in Mississippi and Alabama kills 45 people and injures 427 others. Date: February 12, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945U.S. Senate Approves U.S. Participation in the United Nations, December…

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 → 📅 Other events on April 27 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Arab League Founded in Cairo,…

World War II: Hiroshima, Japan is devastated when the atomic bomb "Little Boy" is dropped by the United States B-29 Enola Gay. Around 70,000 people are killed instantly, and some tens of thousands die in subsequent years from burns and radiation poisoning. Date: August 6, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on…

General Douglas MacArthur moves his general headquarters from Manila to Tokyo. Date: September 18, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Cologne Captured by Americans, Operation Spring Awakening Begins, March 6, 1945Poland Provisional Government of…