-
American President Roosevelt dies and is succeeded by Harry S Truman
-
The public holiday celebrated to mark the Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces.
-
The invasion of Japan, or Operation Olympic, is approved and scheduled for November 1 by the Joint Chiefs of Staff (US).
-
Premier Suzuki declares that Japan will persevere rather than accept unconditional surrender.
-
The 1,000 bomber raids on Japan begin.
-
The US successfully tests the first atomic bomb in home territory.
-
The first atomic bomb, Little Boy, is dropped on Hiroshima, Japan by the United States
-
Soviet Union declares war on Japan then invades Manchuria.
-
The second atomic bomb, Fat Man, is dropped on Nagasaki, Japan by the United States.
-
Japan accepts an unconditional surrender, but don't formally surrender until September 2, 1945.
-
