Italians voted to form a republic instead of a monarchy.
Ion Antonescu, Romania's dictatorial World War II leader, was executed by firing squad.
Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering, later renamed to Sony, was founded with approximately 20 employees.
The inaugural meeting of the International Court of Justice was held in The Hague, Netherlands.
America built the first rocket to reach an altitude of 50 miles (80 km).
Citizens of Bikini Island evacuated for nuclear testing.
The first commercial helicopter, Sikorsky S51, had its first test flight.
The Food and Agriculture Organization, popularly known as the FAO was established in Quebec City, Canada.
Segregation led many students to walk out of Froebel High School, Gary, Indiana.
Japan formally surrendered, officially bringing an end to the six years of World War II.
After six years at war, Japan surrendered, marking the end of World War II.
American forces made a second attack on Japan during World War II and dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki.
The United States of America dropped its first-ever atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan.
The Potsdam Conference which is convened to negotiate the terms of the end of WW II comes to an end.
The USS Indianapolis vessel was torpedoed and sunk.
US bomber plane crashed into the Empire State Building in New York City, and Lou Oliver survived a 75-story drop in an elevator.
Potsdam Declaration is signed.
The Potsdam Conference began between the Soviet Union, UK & US.
The world's first atomic bomb was detonated.
The 1945 United Kingdom general election took place with the Labour Party winning by a landslide.
Okinawa falls to U.S. troops.
The Germans surrendered to the Allies.
The Battle of Berlin ended, with German forces conceding as the Soviet army took Berlin.
Adolf Hitler's death is announced on German radio.
Adolf Hitler and his newlywed wife, Eva Braun, committed suicide in their bunker in Berlin, Germany.
Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun got married in Berlin, Germany.
The US Army freed 32,000 concentration camp prisoners in Dachau, Germany.
Fascist Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was executed in a small village in Northern Italy.
Adolf Hitler admits defeat.
The last major battle of WWII took place.
The German concentration camp Bergen-Belsen is liberated.
The battle of Iwo Jima was won by the US after a month and a week of fighting.
The Arab League is founded.
Adolf Hitler orders the destruction of all industries in Germany.
British bomber planes obliterated 89% of Würzburg, Germany, within just 20 minutes.
Anti-Discrimination Bill was signed in New York, US.
The Empire of Japan established the Empire of Vietnam, which acted as a puppet state to Japan.
The most destructive bombing raid in history hits Tokyo.
The United States Air Force firebombed Tokyo, Japan, killing over 100,000 civilians.
U.S. troops capture the Ludendorff Bridge and cross the Rhine at Remagen.
During WWII, the German town of Pforzheim was annihilated in a raid by 379 British bombers.
U.S. troops land on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima.
Planes dropped bombs across Dresden, Germany, during WWII.
Walt Disney released '3 Caballeros' in the United States.
Soviet forces liberate Auschwitz.
Grand Rapids, Michigan, became the first place in the US to add fluoride to its water supply in a bid to improve oral health.
Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first and last US President to serve four terms.
Soviet and Polish forces liberate Warsaw during World War II.
Auschwitz concentration camp evacuated 56,000 prisoners.
German armies took Allied forces by surprise in the Ardennes, marking the beginning of the Battle of the Bulge.
