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- FDR dies (April 12) and Harry S. Truman becomes president.
- The United States drop nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan.
- Les Brown & Doris Day hit the charts with "Sentimental Journey".
- "The Lost Weekend" starring Ray Milland and Jane Wyman goes on to win the Oscar for Best Picture.
- Famous Births ... Bob Marley, Rob Reiner, Priscilla Presley.
- Deaths ... Bela Bartok, George Patton.
- In the World Series Detroit defeats the Chicago Cubs (4-3).
- The cost of a gallon of Gas is 15 cents.
- Balochistan Earthquake , measured 7.8 on the Richter scale, in Baluchistan, British India. The quake triggered a huge tsunami that reached a height of 40 feet in some Makran fishing ports and killed more than 4,000 people.
- Allies and Soviets defeat Germany, World War II comes to an end.
- In 1945 only 5,000 homes have Television Sets.
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