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President Roosevelt begins his fourth term as President of the United States.
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Hitler broadcasts his last public speech via radio. He insists that Germany will be victorious in the war. He is hiding in his bunker in Berlin, Germany.
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Roosevelt (US), Churchill (UK), and Stalin (USSR) meet for the Yalta Conference.
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Margot and Anne Frank die of typhus at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. The exact date of their deaths is unknown.
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The Princess Elizabeth (now known as Queen Elizabeth II) joins the British Army as a truck driver and mechanic.
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In the US, the 17th Academy Awards ceremony is held, and is broadcast over the radio for the first time.
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US President Roosevelt dies suddenly in Georgia. President Truman succeeds as the next President.
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Adolf Hitler and his new wife Eva commit suicide in their bunker in Berlin, Germany as the Soviet Army approaches.
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The Iranian government demands that the British and Soviet withdraw their militaries from Iran.
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Sean O'Kelly is elected Ireland's 2nd President.
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President Truman approves the order for the use of atomic bombs against Japan.
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The atomic bomb known as "little boy" is dropped on Hiroshima, Japan.
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The atomic bomb known as "fat man" is dropped on Nagasaki, Japan.
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The Democratic Republic of Viet Nam is established.
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The Set Decorator's Union in Hollywood, California, US, stages a strike. The strike results in a riot.
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The Mongolian people vote for independence from the Chinese.
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Women vote for the first time in French elections.
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The trials for the Nazi war crimes begins in Nuremburg, Germany.
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Award winning American actress Goldie Hawn is born.