Page 17: Historical Events In 1945

Jul 03   On this day in history 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   On this day in history canadian troops enter Berlin as part of British garrison force; to share occupation duties.   

Jul 05   Australian Prime Minister John Curtin dies in office on this day in history.   

Jul 05   Death of Prime Minister John Curtin in the year 1945.   

Jul 05   Labour Party wins British parliamentary election in the year 1945.   

Jul 06   In the year 1945 nicaragua becomes 1st nation to formally accept UN Charter   

Jul 06   Nicaragua becomes first nation to formally accept UN Charter on this day in history.   

Jul 06   In the year 1945 pres Truman signs executive order establishing Medal of Freedom   

Jul 06   In the year 1945 wash Senator Rick Ferrell catches a record 1,722 games   

Jul 07   Salomeja Neris, [S Bacinskaite-Buciene], Latvian poet, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history cubs stop Braves Tommy Holmes modern-day NL hitting streak at 37 games   

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

Jul 14   Battleship USS South Dakota is 1st US ship to bombard Japan on this day in history.   

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   1st atomic bomb detonated, Trinity Site, Alamogordo, New Mexico in the year 1945.   

Jul 16   First atomic bomb test, in New Mexico, USA on this day in history.   

Jul 16   The first atomic bomb detonated, Trinity Site, Alamogordo, New Mexico on this day in history.   

Jul 17   In the year 1945 potsdam Conference (FDR, Stalin, Churchill) holds 1st meeting   

Jul 17   Potsdam Conference (FDR, Stalin, Churchill) holds first meeting in the year 1945.   

Jul 19   Edwin Schlossberg, husband of Carolyn Kennedy on this day in history.   

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

Jul 20   In the year 1945 arthur Seccull, S Africa cricketer (Test v England 1896), dies   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 26   On this day in history churchill resigns as Britain's PM   

Jul 27   On this day in history cubs purchase pitcher Hank Borowy from NY Yankees   

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Jan 03   Stephen Stills, Dallas TX, songwriter/guitarist (Cosby Stills & Nash) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Victoria Principal, Fukuoka Japan, actress (Earthquake, Pamela-Dallas) was born in the year 1945.   

Jan 04   Jay Dee Maness, Loma Linda Ca, singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited) was born in the year 1945.   

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   On this day in history birth of chuck McKinley, U.S. tennis player (d. 1986)   

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

Jan 01   On this day in history vit Nejedly, composer, dies at 33   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history fyodor Akimenko, composer, dies at 68   

Jan 06   Vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist (b. 1863) died in the year 1945.   

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   Rudolf Borchardt, writer, dies at 67 in the year 1945.   

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