World War II: American Forces Land on Corregidor Island, February 16, 1945
Date: February 16, 1945
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Date: February 16, 1945
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World War II: Operation Starvation, the aerial mining of Japan's ports and waterways begins. Argentina declares war on the Axis Powers. Date: March 27, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 27 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945World War II: Karl…
World War II: In poor visibility, the RAF mistakenly bombs the Bezuidenhout area of The Hague, Netherlands, killing 511 people. Date: March 3, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 3 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Manhattan Project: First Atomic Bomb…
UNESCO is founded. Date: November 16, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 16 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945Operation Starvation Begins; Argentina Declares War on Axis Powers, March 27, 1945U.S. Firebombs Tokyo, Killing 100,000+ Civilians – March 10, 1945Igor Gouzenko…
World War II: Battle of the Atlantic: HMSΒ Venturer sinks U-864 off the coast of Fedje, Norway, in a rare instance of submarine-to-submarine combat. Date: February 9, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 9 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1945World War…
World War II: 40th Infantry Division, spearheaded by the 185th US Infantry Regiment, lands unopposed in Tigbauan, forcing the Japanese forces to surrender and General Macario Peralta and Gen. Gen. Eichelberger to declare the Liberation of Panay, Romblon and Guimaras. Date: March 18, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 18…
World War II: As part of Operation Thunderclap, 1,000 B-17s of the Eighth Air Force bomb Berlin, a raid which kills between 2,500 and 3,000 and dehouses another 120,000. Date: February 3, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 3 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day…