23 May 1945 May 22, 2012 Author: Staff The head of the SS, Heinrich Himmler, commits suicide while in Allied custody. Famous Words of Inspiration..."The West will not contain Communism, it will transcend Communism. We will not bother to denounce it, we'll dismiss it as a sad, bizarre chapter in human history whose last pages are even now being written." Ronald Reagan — Click here for more from Ronald Reagan Related posts: 15 July 1815 20 May 1813 24 June 1945 16 July 1945 25 August 1945 21 October 1945 19 October 1956 Categories: History Tags: 1945, 23 May