1945 in History (Part 6)

Events in History

Events 501 - 547 of 547

• Oct 30 US government announces end of shoe rationing

• Nov 1 First issue of Ebony magazine published by John H Johnson
• Nov 5 Colombia joins the United Nations.
• Nov 6 House Committee on Un-American Activities begins investigation of 7 radio commentators
• Nov 6 The first landing of a jet on a carrier takes place on USS Wake Island when an FR-1 Fireball touches down
• Nov 8 Riverboat sinks off Hong Kong; kills 1,550

• Nov 10 Heavy battle in Surabaya between Indonesian nationalists and returning colonialists after World War II, celebrated as Heroes' Day (Hari Pahlawan).
• Nov 12 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Cordell Hull (establishing UN)
• Nov 13 Australian Services draw 1st Victory Test against India
• Nov 14 H Lindsay and R Crouse's "State of the Union" premieres in NYC
• Nov 14 Java: Sutan Sjahrir appointed as forming government
• Nov 15 The rules are revised for election of modern players to the Hall of Fame
• Nov 16 Yeshiva College (University), chartered in NY, 1st US Jewish College
• Nov 16 Founding of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization


• Nov 16 Two new elements discovered by Glenn Seaborg, James, Morgan and Albert Ghiorso were are announced: americium (atomic number 95) and curium (atomic number 96)
• Nov 17 New world air speed record 606 mph (975 kph) set by HJ Wilson of RAF

• Nov 21 General Motors workers go on strike
• Nov 23 Most US wartime rationing of foods, including meat & butter, ends
• Nov 26 During snow storm, school bus crashes, kills 15 (Washington)

• Nov 27 Trial against Dutch Fascist NSB leader Anton Mussert begins (later convicted and executed by firing squad)
• Nov 27 Dutch resistance fighter Hannie Schaft re-buried in presence of Queen Wilhelmina
• Nov 29 Yugoslavian Socialist Republic proclaimed
• Dec 4 Senate approves US participation in United Nations
• Dec 5 Flight 19 the "Lost Squadron" of 5 torpedo bombers and 14 airmen is lost east of Florida in the supposed Bermuda Triangle
• Dec 5 Special Council of Annulment affirms death sentence of Max Blokzijl
• Dec 10 Preston Tucker reveals plan to produce the Torpedo, a new 150 MPH car
• Dec 11 Het Parool publishes 1st Captain Rob-strip
• Dec 12 Special Court of justice convicts Dutch Nazi leader Mussert to death

• Dec 15 John J "Cardinal" O'Connor, ordained as a priest
• Dec 18 Uruguay joins the United Nations
• Dec 19 Austrian Republic re-establishes
• Dec 19 Jean Giraudoux' "La Folle de Chaillot" premieres in Paris
• Dec 20 Rationing of auto tires ends in US
• Dec 22 Utrecht: Catholic People's party (KVP) established

• Dec 26 CFP franc and CFA franc created
• Dec 27 Arthur Laurent's "Home of the Brave" premieres in NYC

• Dec 27 The World Bank was created with the signing of an agreement by 28 nations.
• Dec 28 Congress officially recognizes "Pledge of Allegiance"

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