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Iva Toguri D'Aquino, a Japanese American who broadcast under the name Orphan Annie during World War II, is arrested in…
Iva Toguri D'Aquino, a Japanese American who broadcast under the name Orphan Annie during World War II, is arrested in…
World War II: Japanese forces on Wake Island, which they had held since December 1941, surrender to U.S. Marines.
The division of Korea begins when United States troops arrive to partition the southern part of Korea in response to…
Second Sino-Japanese War: The Empire of Japan formally surrenders to China.
World War II: Batu Lintang camp, a Japanese-run POW and civilian internment camp on the island of Borneo, is liberated…
World War II: The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong comes to an end.
General Douglas MacArthur moves his general headquarters from Manila to Tokyo.
A six-month strike by Hollywood set decorators turns into a bloody riot at the gates of the Warner Brothers studio.
World War II: Desmond Doss is the first conscientious objector to receive the U.S. Medal of Honor.
The Lao Issara took control of Laos' government and reaffirmed the country's independence.
The USSR's nuclear program receives plans for the United States plutonium bomb from Klaus Fuchs at the Los Alamos…
The USSR's nuclear program receives plans for the United States plutonium bomb from Klaus Fuchs at the Los Alamos…
A group of the Venezuelan Armed Forces, led by Mario Vargas, Marcos Pérez Jiménez and Carlos Delgado Chalbaud, stages…
Argentine military officer and politician Juan Perón marries actress Eva Duarte.
In the 1945 French legislative election French women vote for the first time.
Fifty years of Japanese administration of Taiwan formally ends when the Republic of China assumes control.
World War II: Allied forces start bombing Belgrade, killing about 1,100 people
Forces of the Communist-controlled Greek People's Liberation Army attack the smaller National and Social Liberation resi
The 1st Air Commando Group using Sikorsky R-4 helicopters stage the first use of helicopters in combat with combat searc