360What happened in 1945?
14 moments from 1945 on 360n60, each told in 60 words or fewer.
- History · 24 October 1945
The United Nations is founded
On 24 October 1945, the United Nations came into existence, with 51 founding members, to maintain world peace and promote cooperation. Saudi Arabia was among the founding nations, and Prince Faisal bin Abdulaziz, later King Faisal, signed the UN Charter for the Kingdom. The UN now has 193 member states.
- On this day · 26 June 1945
The United Nations Charter is signed
On 26 June 1945, delegates from 50 countries signed the Charter of the United Nations in San Francisco, at the end of the Second World War. Its aim was to save future generations from war. The UN came into being that October and now has 193 member states.
- On this day · 14 August 1945
Japan announces its surrender, ending the Second World War
On 14 August 1945, Japan announced it would surrender, ending the fighting of the Second World War. The formal surrender was signed on 2 September. The war, the deadliest conflict in history, had cost the lives of an estimated 70 to 85 million people.
- On this day · 24 October 1945
The United Nations comes into being
On 24 October 1945, the Charter of the United Nations came into force, after most signatory countries had ratified it. The UN was created to keep peace and promote cooperation after the Second World War. The date is marked as United Nations Day.
- On this day · 16 November 1945
UNESCO is founded
On 16 November 1945, 37 countries signed the constitution of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, in London. It works to promote education, science and culture, and it keeps the World Heritage List, which protects places such as the Great Wall of China, Machu Picchu and the Pyramids of Giza.
- 1945 · from The 20th century: flight, world wars and the digital age
United Nations founded
- April–June 1945 · from The United Nations is founded
San Francisco conference
- 26 June 1945 · from The United Nations is founded
UN Charter signed
- 24 October 1945 · from The United Nations is founded
UN comes into existence
- Feb 1945 · from The 1940s: the Second World War and the United Nations
King Abdulaziz meets President Roosevelt
- 1945 · from The 1940s: the Second World War and the United Nations
Second World War ends; United Nations founded
- 8 May 1945 · from The Second World War
War in Europe ends
- 2 September 1945 · from The Second World War
Japan surrenders
- 1945 · from Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
Nobel Prize for Fleming, Florey and Chain