Show 1945 I IN N REVIEW Here lIere are arc some of the import import- tant events e which occurred in 1945 January 9 MacArthur invades Luzon Island in Philippines R February 6 American 6 troops capture Manila l c February 19 First 19 First landings made on Iwo Jima March MarCil American 7 v American i forces cross I the Rhine t April 1 Invasion I-Invasion Invasion of Okinawa be gins April 12 President 12 President Roosevelt passes away at Warm Springs April 25 United 25 United Nations con con- conference conference ference Terence begins in San Francisco April Italians 28 28 Italians execute Mus Mus- Mussolini I May 1 Hitler I-Hitler Hitler declared dead by byI I German radio Ma 8 E Y V-E V May day l June 26 26 United United Nations Char Char- CharI I tel ter signed July 26 Labor 26 Labor party wins Brit Brit- British British rit- rit l ish elections August 6 6 Atomic Atomic age begins mal bomb drops on Hiroshima f 14 14 V V-J V d August day August 15 Gas 15 Gas rationing ends September 2 Japs 2 Japs sign formal surrender aboard U S S Missouri November 20 War 20 War trial of top Nazis begins at November 23 23 Virtually Virtually all ra ra- rati tinning ti ning ends |