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Leaving Auschwitz
The most vile Nazi concentration camp began evacuation on January 17, 1945. -
Penicillin Advancement
Raymond Libby created the first penicillin to be taken by mouth in February 1945. -
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Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference made of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin plan the final defeat of Germany in February of 1945 -
Iwo Jima
The allied forces capture the Japanese city of Iwo Jima. The famous flag raising at the end of the battle was on March 16, 1945
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United Nations Created
The San Francisco Conference created the UN (United Nations) in 1945 from April through June. -
FDR dies
Frankln D. Roosevelt died on April 12, 1945 and Harry S. Truman became president. -
Hitler committs suicide.
The Nazi Germany leader, Adolf Hitler, committs suicide on Apil 30, 1945. -
Germany Surrenders
Germany surrendered WWII on May 7, 1945. -
Manhattan project tests first atomic bomb.
The Manhattan Project tested the first ever atomic bomb on July 16, 1945 in Alamogordo, New Mexico. -
Atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
The United States drops the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima on the August 6, 1945. -
USSR vs Japan
The USSR declares war on Japan in WWII on August 8, 1945. -
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Nagasaki.
The United States drops the secong atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945 -
Japan Surrenders
Japan signs the official surrender on September 2, 1945. -
War Trials
The Nazi WWII trials began on October 18, 1945 in Nuremberg, Germany. -
Addition to the UN
The UN had a new addition on November 5, 1945. Colombia decieded to join the United Nations. -
Microwave
The microwave oven was patented on December 7, 1945.
