Animal farm

Animal Farm: 1945

By AndyBlink96
  • Flag raising on Iwo Jima

    Flag raising on Iwo Jima

    American soldiers raise an American flag on Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima and are immortalized in one of the most famous photographs of all time.
  • Adolf Hitler committs suicide.

    Adolf Hitler committs suicide.

    Feuhrer of Germany Adolf Hitler committs suicide in the Feuhrerbunker in Berlin along with his wife of one day Eva Braun.
  • Germany surrenders.

    Germany surrenders.

    The European Theater of World War II comes to a close as Nazi Germany capitulates.
  • The Holocaust ends.

    The Holocaust ends.

    With the closing of the last Nazi concentration camp at Terezin by Allied forces, the Holocaust ends.
  • Hiroshima is bombed.

    Hiroshima is bombed.

    The first atomic weapon is used against the Japanese city of Hiroshima by the United States and causes massive collateral damage.
  • World War II ends.

    World War II ends.

    World War II ends with the surrender of the Empire of Japan.
  • The Cold War escalates.

    The Cold War escalates.

    The Korean War is foreshadowed as the Soviet Union and the United States occupy North and South Korea, respectively.
  • The United Nations is founded.

    The United Nations is founded.

    The United Nations Charter is ratified by all members of the Security Council and a majority of the other 46 signatories.
  • The first electronic computer is assembled

    The first electronic computer is assembled

    The assembly of the world's first general purpose electronic computer is completed.
  • Alexander Fleming receives the Nobel Prize.

    Alexander Fleming receives the Nobel Prize.

    Alexander Fleming receives the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his discovery of Penicillin.