The Labour Party wins the United Kingdom general election of July 5 by a landslide, removing Winston Churchill from power. Date: July 26, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 26 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
The post-war legal processes against Philippe Pétain begin. Date: July 23, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 23 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: The main three leaders of the Allied nations, Winston Churchill, Harry S. Truman and Joseph Stalin, hold the Potsdam Conference in the German city of Potsdam to decide the future of a defeated Germany. Date: July 17, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 17 📅 Events on…
World War II: The heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis leaves San Francisco with parts for the atomic bomb "Little Boy" bound for Tinian Island. Date: July 16, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
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 → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Soviet Union annexes the Czechoslovak province of Carpathian Ruthenia. Date: June 29, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 29 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
Poland's Soviet-allied Provisional Government of National Unity is formed over a month after V-E Day. Date: June 28, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 28 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
The United Nations Charter is signed by 50 Allied nations in San Francisco, California. Date: June 26, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first Victory Day Parade takes place on Red Square in Moscow, Soviet Union, symbolizing the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany. Date: June 24, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 24 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)