Page 17: Historical Events In 1945

Jul 03   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 in the year 1945.   

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

Jul 05   Australian Prime Minister John Curtin dies in office in the year 1945.   

Jul 05   In the year 1945 death of Prime Minister John Curtin   

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   Pres Truman signs executive order establishing Medal of Freedom on this day in history.   

Jul 06   On this day in history wash Senator Rick Ferrell catches a record 1,722 games   

Jul 07   On this day in history salomeja Neris, [S Bacinskaite-Buciene], Latvian poet, dies at 40   

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

Jul 10   On this day in history lt-adm Marc Mitscher named chief of US Navy staff   

Jul 10   Robert Goddard Rocket pioneer, dies in the year 1945.   

Jul 10   Robert Goddard, Rocket pioneer, dies on this day in history.   

Jul 12   Cubs stop Braves Tommy Holmes modern-day NL hitting streak at 37 games in the year 1945.   

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

Jul 14   In the year 1945 battleship USS South Dakota is 1st US ship to bombard Japan   

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

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

Jul 16   In the year 1945 first atomic bomb test, in New Mexico, USA   

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

Jul 17   Potsdam Conference (FDR, Stalin, Churchill) holds 1st meeting on this day in history.   

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

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

Jul 19   In the year 1945 george Barbier, actor (Man Who Came to Dinner), dies at 80   

Jul 20   Arthur Seccull, S Africa cricketer (Test v England 1896), dies in the year 1945.   

Jul 21   Detroit Tigers & Phila A's play 24 inning 1-1 tie on this day in history.   

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

Jul 24   On this day in history uS destroyer Underhill torpedoed West of Guam   

Jul 26   In the year 1945 after Labour landslide in general election, Clement Attlee becomes PM   

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

Jul 27   Cubs purchase pitcher Hank Borowy from NY Yankees in the year 1945.   

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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   On this day in history birth of vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish entertainer   

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 in the year 1945.   

Jan 05   Chuck McKinley, U.S. tennis player (d. 1986) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-born film director   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1945 betram Home Ramsay, Engl adm/Cmdr Naval Forces (Normandy), dies at 61   

Jan 03   In the year 1945 fyodor Akimenko, composer, dies at 68   

Jan 06   In the year 1945 death of vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist (b. 1863)   

Jan 08   On this day in history jac[obus] P Thijsse, Dutch biologist (Omgang met planten), dies at 79   

Jan 09   Jüri Uluots, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1890) died in the year 1945.   

Jan 10   Rudolf Borchardt, writer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Sandor Vandor, composer, dies at 43 in the year 1945.