1945

     

Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monay (link will display the full calendar). It is most widely known for being the end of World War II. It is also known as the beginning of the Information Age.

Trivia about 1945

  • Experts say Glenn McDuffie is the mystery man in the classic Eisenstaedt photo taken in this year
  • The warring was done & it was time for fun in this year (end of WWII)
  • The only wartime use of nuclear weapons occurred in this year
  • It was the beginning of a new "age" in this year when the picture seen here was taken(the dropping of the atomic bomb on Nagasaki)
  • The Cold War between the U.S. & the Soviet Union is said to have begun in this year a major hot war ended
  • Tiny Wake Island in the Pacific was attacked by the Japanese on December 8, 1941 & held until Sept. of this year
  • The American amphibious assault on Iwo Jima began on Feb. 19 of this year
  • (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from Times Square.) On the night of August 14th of this year, an estimated 2 million people spontaneously celebrated in Times Square
  • Seen here are men in Times Square celebrating V.J. Day in August of this year
  • The United Nations officially came into existence on October 24 of this year

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