British Troops Liberate Mandalay, Burma – March 21, 1945

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…

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 1945World War II: Operation Thunderclap Bombs Berlin, 1945-02-03World War II: General Douglas…

World War II: Ninety percent of Würzburg, Germany is destroyed in only 20 minutes by British bombers, resulting in at least 4,000 deaths. Date: March 16, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945World War…

Argentine military officer and politician Juan Perón marries actress Eva Duarte. Date: October 18, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 18 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945US-Soviet Troops Meet at Elbe, Split Nazi Germany, April 25, 1945Dachau Concentration Camp Liberated…

Manhattan Project: The Atomic Age begins when the United States successfully detonates a plutonium-based test nuclear weapon near Alamogordo, New Mexico. Date: July 16, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945US Army Captures Kassel…

Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci are shot dead by Walter Audisio, a member of the Italian resistance movement. Date: April 28, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Franklin D. Roosevelt Dies; Harry…