Date: January 30, 1945
World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Yamato, one of the two largest ever constructed, is sunk by United States Navy aircraft during Operation Ten-Go. Date: April 7, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Ten days after World War II ends with Japan announcing its surrender, armed supporters of the Chinese Communist Party kill U.S. intelligence officer John Birch, regarded by some of the American right as the first victim of the Cold War. Date: August 25, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 25…
Syrian demonstrators in Damascus are fired upon by French troops injuring twelve, leading to the Levant Crisis. Date: May 19, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 19 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Halifax Riot Begins in Nova Scotia, May 8,…
World War II: Japanese submarine I-58 sinks the USS Indianapolis, killing 883 seamen. Most die during the following four days, until an aircraft notices the survivors. Date: July 30, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 30 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945World…
World War II: The US 82nd Airborne Division liberates Wöbbelin concentration camp finding 1,000 dead prisoners, most of whom starved to death. Date: May 2, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945First Combat Mission…
World War II: The Tenth United States Army attacks the Thirty-Second Japanese Army on Okinawa. Date: April 1, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Prague Uprising Begins Against German Occupation May 5, 1945Empire of…