The United Nations Charter comes into effect. The United Nations Charter was signed on 26 June 1945, establishing the foundation for a new international organisation…
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6 August 1945
The atomic bomb “Little Boy” is dropped by the United States B-29 Enola Gay on Hiroshima, Japan. The atomic bomb known as **”Little Boy”** was…
26 July 1945
The Potsdam Declaration is signed in Potsdam, Germany. The **Potsdam Declaration**, issued on **26 July 1945**, was a statement by the leaders of the United…
16 April 1945
More than 7,000 die when the German transport ship Goya is sunk by a Soviet submarine. In the final months of the Second World War,…
17 August 1945
The novella Animal Farm by George Orwell is first published. George Orwell’s Animal Farm is a political allegory published in 1945, using a group of…
29 April 1945
Dachau concentration camp is liberated by United States troops. The Dachau Concentration Camp, established in March 1933, was the first regular concentration camp set up…
12 April 1945
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies in office; Vice President Harry S. Truman becomes President upon Roosevelt’s death. Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd President of…
25 January 1945
World War II: The Battle of the Bulge ends. The Battle of the Bulge, fought from December 16, 1944, to January 25, 1945, was a…
17 August 1945
The novella Animal Farm by George Orwell is first published. Animal Farm is a novella written by George Orwell, first published in 1945. The book…
8 May 1945
End of the Prague uprising, celebrated now as a national holiday in the Czech Republic. The Prague Uprising was a major revolt during World War…