UNESCO Founded, November 16, 1945
Date: November 16, 1945
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Date: November 16, 1945
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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 β π Other events on May 8 π Events on this day in 1945 π 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 β π Other events on January 17 π Events on this day in 1945 π 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 β π Other events on February 12 π Events on this day in 1945 π 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 β π Other events on April 27 π Events on this day in 1945 π 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 β π Other events on…
General Douglas MacArthur moves his general headquarters from Manila to Tokyo. Date: September 18, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 18 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Cologne Captured by Americans, Operation Spring Awakening Begins, March 6, 1945Poland Provisional Government of…