1945 U.S. and Red Army units meet near the Elbe River at Torgan, 75 miles south of Berlin.

1945 United Nations founded at San Francisco

1945 US & Soviet forces meet at Torgau Germany on Elbe River

1946 "Exposition Flyer" rammed at Napierville Illinois, killing 48

1949 E L Johnson discovers asteroid #1922 Zulu

1952 American Bowling Congress approves use of an automatic pinsetter

1954 Bell labs announces first solar battery (NYC)

1955 Canadian Pacific inaugurates its new stainless steel, scenic-domed transcontinental passenger train "The Canadian" between Montreal/Toronto and Vancouver.

1956 Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" goes #1

1957 The first experimental sodium nuclear reactor operated

1959 St Lawrence Seaway linking Atlantic, Great Lakes opens to shipping

1959 USS Eversole rescues 14 Chinese Nationalist fishermen from their sinking fishing trawler in the Formosa Strait.

1960 Hope Emerson actress (I Married Joan, Peter Gunn), dies at 62

1960 Locomotive number 6043 makes the last scheduled run of a steam locomotive on Canadian National on train 76 between The Pas and Winnipeg.

1960 The first submerged circumnavigation of Earth completed (Triton)

1961 Mercury/Atlas rocket lifted off with an electronic mannequin

1961 Robert Noyce patents integrated circuit

1961 Unmanned Mercury test explodes on launch pad

1962 US Ranger spacecraft crash lands on the Moon

1964 Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup

1967 Britain grants internal self-government to Swaziland

1967 The Commons passes Act unifying the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army, and Royal Canadian Air Force into one unit, the Canadian Armed Forces. A sad day for the Canadian military

1970 Freda Payne releases "Band of Gold"

1970 Melanie releases "Lay Down"

1971 US canal rights in Nicaragua & rights to Corn Islands expire

1972 George Sanders actor (Mr Freeze-Batman), dies at 65

1972 Hans-Werner Grosse glides 907.7 miles (1,461 km) in an AS-W-12

1972 Paula the cat, a ten month old tabby, survives a fall from the 26th floor of an apartment building.

1974 Dictator Ant¢nio Salazar overthrown in Portugal

1975 The first Boeing Jetfoil revenue service, Hong Kong to Macao

1976 Cub centerfielder Rick Monday rescues US flag from 2 fans trying to set it on fire

1978 Supreme Court rules pension plans can't require women to pay more

1979 "Rock 'n Roll High Schools" premiers

1979 N Chernykh discovers asteroids #2656 Evenkia & #3653

1981 Dixie a mouse who lived 6« years

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