October 1945

Historical Events in October 1945

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Oct 1 World heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis is discharged from US army after being awarded the Legion of Merit

Boxer and World Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis — Boxer and World Heavyweight Champion
Joe Louis

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Oct 3 Elvis Presley's 1st public appearance at the age of 10

Singer & Cultural Icon Elvis Presley — Singer & Cultural Icon
Elvis Presley

Oct 3 Detroit Tigers and Chicago Cubs meet in Baseball World Series for the 4th time; Hank Borowy pitches a 6-hit shutout as Cubs win Game 1, 9-0 at Briggs Stadium; Detroit wins series , 4-3
Oct 3 World Federation of Trade Unions forms; CIO a member
Oct 5 "Meet the Press" premieres on radio
Oct 5 Indonesian army forms
Oct 5 Queen Wilhelmina visits Rotterdam
Oct 5 Hollywood Black Friday: A six month strike by Hollywood set decorators turns into a bloody riot at the gates of Warner Brothers' studios.

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Oct 6 US General Eisenhower welcomed in The Hague (on Hitler's train)

34th US President & WWII General Dwight D. Eisenhower — 34th US President & WWII General
Dwight D. Eisenhower

Oct 6 Memorial for executed unveiled in Terbregge
Oct 6 Tavern owner "Billy Goat" Sianis buys seat for his goat for Game 4 of Baseball World Series, is escorted out and casts goat curse on Chicago Cubs
Oct 7 Dutch author A M de Jong's murderer Ton van Gog escapes

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Oct 8 US President Harry Truman announced atomic bomb secret shared with Britain and Canada

33rd US President Harry Truman — 33rd US President
Harry Truman

Oct 8 Microwave oven patented
Oct 9 British troops occupy Andamanen in Gulf of Bengal

Oct 10 Detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 3 in 42nd World Series

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Oct 11 Chinese civil war begins between Kuomintang government led by Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong's Communist Party

Chinese Revolutionary and Chairman of the Communist Party Mao Zedong — Chinese Revolutionary and Chairman of the Communist Party
Mao Zedong

Chinese Military and Political Leader Chiang Kai-shek — Chinese Military and Political Leader
Chiang Kai-shek

Oct 11 JPL WAC Corporal Launch (1st Man-Made Object to escape Atmosphere)
Oct 14 Chicago Cardinals end a record 29-game losing streak, beat Bears
Oct 15 Baseball Attendance hits record 10.28 million (Tigers 1.28 is highest)
Oct 16 UN's Food & Agriculture Organization comes into existence

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Oct 17 Loyalty Day in Argentina, mass demonstrations held to release Juan Perón

General and President of Argentina Juan Perón — General and President of Argentina
Juan Perón

Oct 18 Paul Robeson wins Spingarn Medal for singing & acting achievements
Oct 21 Women in France allowed to vote for 1st time

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Oct 23 Jackie Robinson signs Montreal Royal contract

Baseball Player Jackie Robinson — Baseball Player
Jackie Robinson

United Nations Charter

Oct 24 Charter of United Nations comes into effect
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Preamble to the Charter of the United Nations — Preamble to the Charter of the United Nations

Oct 24 In France PC/PS/MRP win parliamentary election (25/24/23%)

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Oct 25 Japanese surrender Taiwan to General Chiang Kai-shek

Chinese Military and Political Leader Chiang Kai-shek — Chinese Military and Political Leader
Chiang Kai-shek

Oct 27 "Carib Song" closes at Adelphi Theater NYC after 36 performances
Oct 27 1st edition of Elseviers Weekly newspaper (Elseviers Magazine)
Oct 29 First ballpoint pen goes on sale, manufactured by Biro
Oct 29 Happy Chandler resigns as US Senator, remains as baseball commish

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Oct 29 Getulio Vargas, President of Brazil, resigns.

President and Dictator of Brazil Getulio Vargas — President and Dictator of Brazil
Getulio Vargas

Oct 30 Branch Rickey signs Jackie Robinson to a Montreal Royals
Oct 30 US government announces end of shoe rationing

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