Page 17: Historical Events In 1945

Jul 03   In the year 1945 the first civilian passenger car built since February 1942 was driven off the assembly line at the Ford Motor Company plant in Detroit, MI. Automotive production had been diverted to military production for the war (WWII) effort.   

Jul 04   Canadian troops enter Berlin as part of British garrison force; to share occupation duties in the year 1945.   

Jul 05   On this day in history australian Prime Minister John Curtin dies in office   

Jul 05   Death of Prime Minister John Curtin on this day in history.   

Jul 05   On this day in history labour Party wins British parliamentary election   

Jul 06   Nicaragua becomes 1st nation to formally accept UN Charter in the year 1945.   

Jul 06   In the year 1945 nicaragua becomes first nation to formally accept UN Charter   

Jul 06   On this day in history pres Truman signs executive order establishing Medal of Freedom   

Jul 06   Wash Senator Rick Ferrell catches a record 1,722 games on this day in history.   

Jul 07   Salomeja Neris, [S Bacinskaite-Buciene], Latvian poet, dies at 40 in the year 1945.   

Jul 10   14 carriers from Third Fleet carriers begin air strikes on Japanese Home Islands which end 15 August in the year 1945.   

Jul 10   In the year 1945 lt-adm Marc Mitscher named chief of US Navy staff   

Jul 10   On this day in history robert Goddard Rocket pioneer, dies   

Jul 10   In the year 1945 robert Goddard, Rocket pioneer, dies   

Jul 12   Cubs stop Braves Tommy Holmes modern-day NL hitting streak at 37 games on this day in history.   

Jul 13   On this day in history 1st atom bomb explodes in New Mexico   

Jul 14   Battleship USS South Dakota is 1st US ship to bombard Japan in the year 1945.   

Jul 15   27th PGA Championship: Byron Nelson at Morraine CC Dayton Ohio in the year 1945.   

Jul 16   " Fat Boy", the experimental, plutonium bomb, exploded at 5 30 a.m. in the first U.S. test of an atomic bomb. The mushroom-shaped cloud rose to a height of 41,000 feet above the New Mexico desert at Alamogordo Air Base. All life in a one-mile radius ceased to exist on this day in history.   

Jul 16   On this day in history " Fat Boy", the experimental, plutonium bomb, exploded at 5:30 a.m. in the first U.S. test of an atomic bomb. The mushroom-shaped cloud rose to a height of 41,000 feet above the New Mexico desert at Alamogordo Air Base. All life in a one-mile radius ceased to exist.   

Jul 16   In the year 1945 1st atomic bomb detonated, Trinity Site, Alamogordo, New Mexico   

Jul 16   First atomic bomb test, in New Mexico, USA in the year 1945.   

Jul 16   On this day in history the first atomic bomb detonated, Trinity Site, Alamogordo, New Mexico   

Jul 17   On this day in history potsdam Conference (FDR, Stalin, Churchill) holds 1st meeting   

Jul 17   Potsdam Conference (FDR, Stalin, Churchill) holds first meeting on this day in history.   

Jul 19   Edwin Schlossberg, husband of Carolyn Kennedy in the year 1945.   

Jul 19   George Barbier, actor (Man Who Came to Dinner), dies at 80 in the year 1945.   

Jul 20   Arthur Seccull, S Africa cricketer (Test v England 1896), dies on this day in history.   

Jul 21   In the year 1945 detroit Tigers & Phila A's play 24 inning 1-1 tie   

Jul 23   Marshal Henri Pétain, leader Vichy-regime, goes on trial on this day in history.   

Jul 24   In the year 1945 uS destroyer Underhill torpedoed West of Guam   

Jul 26   After Labour landslide in general election, Clement Attlee becomes PM in the year 1945.   

Jul 26   In the year 1945 churchill resigns as Britain's PM   

Jul 27   Cubs purchase pitcher Hank Borowy from NY Yankees on this day in history.   

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Jan 03   On this day in history birth of stephen Stills, Dallas TX, songwriter/guitarist (Cosby Stills & Nash)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of victoria Principal, Fukuoka Japan, actress (Earthquake, Pamela-Dallas)   

Jan 04   In the year 1945 birth of jay Dee Maness, Loma Linda Ca, singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited)   

Jan 04   Vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish entertainer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of richard R. Schrock, American chemist, Nobel laureate   

Jan 05   Sam Wyche, NFL coach (Cincinnati Bengals) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Chuck McKinley, U.S. tennis player (d. 1986) was born in the year 1945.   

Jan 05   In the year 1945 birth of roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-born film director   

Jan 01   Vit Nejedly, composer, dies at 33 in the year 1945.   

Jan 02   On this day in history betram Home Ramsay, Engl adm/Cmdr Naval Forces (Normandy), dies at 61   

Jan 03   Fyodor Akimenko, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist (b. 1863) died on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Jac[obus] P Thijsse, Dutch biologist (Omgang met planten), dies at 79 in the year 1945.   

Jan 09   On this day in history death of jüri Uluots, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1890)   

Jan 10   In the year 1945 rudolf Borchardt, writer, dies at 67   

Jan 14   Sandor Vandor, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.