Date: August 6, 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…
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 1945World War II: General…
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 1945World War II: Hitler Moves…
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies in office; Vice President Harry S. Truman succeeds him. Date: April 12, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Auschwitz Evacuation Begins as Red Army Advances, January 17, 1945World…
Occupation of Japan/Shinto Directive: General Douglas MacArthur orders that Shinto be abolished as the state religion of Japan. Date: December 15, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 15 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945World War II: Montese, Italy Liberated from…
World War II: The Prague uprising begins as an attempt by the Czech resistance to free the city from German occupation. Date: May 5, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 5 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Mississippi and Alabama Tornado…