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Osservatore Romano cites L da Vinci's destruction of submarine plans
accompanies Pres Truman to Washington, DC, from Newport News, Va, after Potsdam Conf
Repts to govt officials on atomic bombing of Hiroshima
Piloted Superfortress which dropped 1st atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan
Tito bars return of King; calls monarchy incompatible with democracy; preservation of left-wing pol parties noted; Avnoj (Parliament) agenda cited; other pol reforms
1945The London Charter is signed by France, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and the United States, establishing the laws and procedures for the Nuremberg trials.[†]
The Nuremberg trials were held by the Allies against representatives of the defeated Nazi Germany for plotting and carrying out invasions of other countries across Europe and committing atrocities against their citizens in World War II.
1945World War II: The Soviet Union declares war on Japan.[†]
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks and aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the deadliest conflict in history, causing the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Germany, Austria, Japan, and Korea were occupied, and German and Japanese leaders were tried for war crimes.