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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.
Feuhrer of Germany Adolf Hitler committs suicide in the Feuhrerbunker in Berlin along with his wife of one day Eva Braun. -
Germany surrenders.
The European Theater of World War II comes to a close as Nazi Germany capitulates. -
The Holocaust ends.
With the closing of the last Nazi concentration camp at Terezin by Allied forces, the Holocaust ends. -
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 with the surrender of the Empire of Japan. -
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 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 assembly of the world's first general purpose electronic computer is completed. -
Alexander Fleming receives the Nobel Prize.
Alexander Fleming receives the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his discovery of Penicillin.
