WHAT ALL HAPPENED AUGUST TO NOVEMBER 1945
Find out what all happened August to November 1945

Lord Haw-Haw (William Joyce) is sentenced to death in London. (19. September 1945)

Nuremberg Trials: Trials against 24 Nazi war criminals start at the Palace of Justice at Nuremberg. (20. November 1945)

The Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia is declared. (29. November 1945)

Iva Toguri D'Aquino, a Japanese-American suspected of being wartime radio propagandist Tokyo Rose, is arrested in Yokohama. (5. September 1945)

World War II: Australian 9th Division forces liberate the Japanese-run Batu Lintang camp, a POW and civilian internment camp on the island of Borneo. (11. September 1945)

The Liberal Party of Australia is founded by Robert Menzies. (31. August 1945)

Australia joins the United Nations. (1. November 1945)

UNESCO is founded. (16. November 1945)

Parade in NYC for Fleet Admiral Nimitz and 13 USN/USMC Medal of Honor recipients (9. October 1945)

The Food and Agriculture Organization is founded in Quebec City, Canada. (16. October 1945)

Jackie Robinson of the Kansas City Monarchs signs a contract for the Brooklyn Dodgers to break the baseball color barrier. (30. October 1945)

Women's suffrage: Women are allowed to vote in France for the first time. (21. October 1945)

An assassination attempt is made on Japan's prime minister, Kantarō Suzuki. (16. August 1945)

Second Sino-Japanese War: The Empire of Japan formally surrenders to China. (9. September 1945)

The Allied Control Council, governing Germany after World War II, comes into being. (30. August 1945)

The Chinese Communist Party and the Kuomintang signed a principle agreement in Chongqing about the future of post-war China. Later, the pact is commonly referred to as the Double-Ten Agreement. (10. October 1945)

Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta proclaim the independence of Indonesia, igniting the Indonesian National Revolution against the Dutch Empire. (17. August 1945)

Heavy fighting in Surabaya between Indonesian nationalists and returning colonialists after World War II, today celebrated as Heroes' Day (Hari Pahlawan). (10. November 1945)

Three-day celebration was held in China, following the Victory over Japan Day on September 2. (3. September 1945)

Poles in Kraków engage in a pogrom against Jews in the city, killing 1 and wounding 5. (11. August 1945)

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