4657 events
Manhattan Project: The Atomic Age begins when the United States successfully detonates a plutonium-based test nuclear…
World War II: The heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis leaves San Francisco with parts for the atomic bomb "Little Boy"…
World War II: The main three leaders of the Allied nations, Winston Churchill, Harry S. Truman and Joseph Stalin, hold…
The post-war legal processes against Philippe Pétain begin.
The Labour Party wins the United Kingdom general election of July 5 by a landslide, removing Winston Churchill from…
The Labour Party wins the United Kingdom general election of July 5 by a landslide, removing Winston Churchill from…
World War II: The Potsdam Declaration is signed in Potsdam, Germany.
World War II: HMS Vestal is the last British Royal Navy ship to be sunk in the war.
World War II: The USS Indianapolis arrives at Tinian with components and enriched uranium for the Little Boy nuclear…
World War II: The USS Indianapolis arrives at Tinian with components and enriched uranium for the Little Boy nuclear…
A U.S. Army B-25 bomber crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building killing 14 and injuring 26.
The BBC Light Programme radio station is launched for mainstream light entertainment and music.
World War II: Japanese submarine I-58 sinks the USS Indianapolis, killing 883 seamen. Most die during the following…
Pierre Laval, the fugitive former leader of Vichy France, surrenders to Allied soldiers in Austria.
World War II: Hiroshima, Japan is devastated when the atomic bomb "Little Boy" is dropped by the United States B-29…
The London Charter is signed by France, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and the United States, establishing the…
World War II: The Soviet Union declares war on Japan.
World War II: Nagasaki is devastated when an atomic bomb, Fat Man, is dropped by the United States B-29 Bockscar.…
The Red Army invades Japanese-occupied Manchuria.