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September 2, 1945 Wars & Conflicts

World War II Ends in Asia (VJ Day)

USS Missouri · Tokyo Bay · Tokyo · Japan

Victory over Japan (VJ) Day marked Japan's formal surrender aboard the USS Missouri, ending World War II entirely. This day is remembered for the conclusion of one of the deadliest confli...

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May 8, 1945 Wars & Conflicts

World War II Ends in Europe (VE Day)

Berlin · Germany

Victory in Europe (VE) Day marked the official surrender of Nazi Germany to the Allies, ending the war in Europe. Celebrations erupted across Europe and the United States, symbolizing hop...

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May 1, 1945 Breaking

Typhus and Mortality in Nazi Concentration Camps

Auschwitz-Birkenau · Oświęcim · Lesser Poland Voivodeship · Poland

Typhus and Mortality in Nazi Concentration Camps Historical records from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Nazi documentation, and post-war investigations co...

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September 1, 1939 Wars & Conflicts

World War II Begins

Westerplatte · Gdańsk · Pomeranian · Poland

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November 11, 1918 Wars & Conflicts

World War I Ends

Compiègne Forest Armistice Site · Compiègne · Hauts-de-France · France

The armistice of November 11, 1918, marked the end of World War I. Germany agreed to cease hostilities with the Allies, bringing four years of devastating conflict to a close. This day is...

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June 23, 1915 Wars & Conflicts

Series of Battles on the Isonzo River

Isonzo River · Gorizia · Friuli Venezia Giulia · Italy

The Battles of the Isonzo were a series of twelve military engagements between the Kingdom of Italy and Austria-Hungary during World War I. They took place along the Isonzo River, on the ...

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July 28, 1914 Wars & Conflicts

World War I Begins

Sarajevo · Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bosnia and Herzegovina

World War I, also known as the Great War, began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The conflict quickly escalated, drawin...

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December 31, 1913 Breaking

Major Global Events of 1913

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December 23, 1913 Finance

Creation of the Federal Reserve System

Washington D.C. · Washington · District of Columbia · United States

The creation of the Federal Reserve System on December 23, 1913, established the central banking authority of the United States. It was enacted through the Federal Reserve Act, signed int...

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