1945
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1945 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1945th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 945th year of the 2nd millennium, the 45th year of the 20th cen
January 27 – The Soviet Red Army liberates Auschwitz.
February 4 – The "Big Three" at the Yalta Conference: Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin.
February 19 – During the Battle of Iwo Jima, U.S. Marines land on the island.
April 7 – Japanese battleship Yamato explodes after persistent attacks from U.S. aircraft during the Battle of Okinawa.
1940s
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The 1940s was a decade that began on January 1, 1940, and ended on December 31, 1949.
1945
…the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 945th year of the 2nd millennium, the 45th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the 1940s decade. A turning point in human history, 1945 marked the end of World War II, ending with the defeat and occupation of Nazi Germany (including Austria…
Warsaw Ghetto (1940–1943), photographed using Agfacolor process.
David Ben-Gurion proclaiming Israeli independence from the United Kingdom on May 14, 1948.
Perón's supporters in the Plaza de Mayo in Loyalty Day.
Leon Trotsky