The USS Indianapolis warship, which sank during World War II, was discovered in the Pacific Ocean 3.4 miles below the surface.
The World War II Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C, dedicated by President George W. Bush.
Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda became the last Japanese soldier to surrender, 29 years after WWII ended.
A Japanese soldier was found hiding in Guam.
Austrian State Treaty came to force.
Sweet rationing during World War II finally came to an end in Britain.
The Treaty of San Francisco took effect.
US President Harry Truman officially proclaimed the end of World War II.
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) resumed TV broadcasting for the first time since the end of WWII.
The League of Nations was officially dissolved by its member states.
Twenty-nine nations came together to sign an agreement that created the International Monetary Fund.
Nuremberg trials begin.
Japan formally surrendered, officially bringing an end to the six years of World War II.
After six years at war, Japan surrendered, marking the end of World War II.
American forces made a second attack on Japan during World War II and dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki.
The United States of America dropped its first-ever atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan.
The Potsdam Conference which is convened to negotiate the terms of the end of WW II comes to an end.
The USS Indianapolis vessel was torpedoed and sunk.
Potsdam Declaration is signed.
The Potsdam Conference began between the Soviet Union, UK & US.
The Germans surrendered to the Allies.
The last major battle of WWII took place.
Adolf Hitler orders the destruction of all industries in Germany.
British bomber planes obliterated 89% of Würzburg, Germany, within just 20 minutes.
The United States Air Force firebombed Tokyo, Japan, killing over 100,000 civilians.
During WWII, the German town of Pforzheim was annihilated in a raid by 379 British bombers.
Planes dropped bombs across Dresden, Germany, during WWII.
9,400 people die in the deadliest maritime disaster in history.
Soviet and Polish forces liberate Warsaw during World War II.
The Battle of Hürtgen Forest began during World War II.
Allied troops began the attack on Paris during World War II.
Romania Switches Sides in World War II.
American forces landed on Guam during WWII, which started the Second Battle of Guam.
Normandy landings started in France during WWII.
Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini met in Salzburg, Austria.
Tehran Conference begins.
The Warsaw Uprising involved Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto resisting Nazi Germany during WWII.
The US Air Force accidentally bombed the Belgian town of Mortsel.
The battle of the Ruhr campaign began during WWII with an air raid in Essen, Germany.
American movie studio executives allowed the Office of War Information to review their scripts.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a 48-hour working week order to increase production during World War II.
The New York Times published a government message that the US would be rationing shoes.
The Battle of Stalingrad comes to an end as the Axis Powers surrender.
Adolf Hitler signed the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon during World War II.
Mexico declared war on Nazi-Germany and Japan.
United States civilians received ration books for the first time.
The US Office of Censorship was created to control info relating to World War II.
Japanese Emperor Hirohito approved plans set forward by his advisors to go to war against the United States of America.
Finland declared war on the Soviet Union after an air raid was launched on Finnish cities.
The worst German air raid of the Blitz occurred.
