Video: 'Manila And Rangoon - Japanese Surrender (1945)' (Rangoon surrender at 0:51)
(Sunday, May 3, 1945, 4:00 p.m. Burma Standard Time; part of the Pacific Theatre of World War II) — Allied forces recaptured Rangoon (Yangon) in Burma from the Japanese today.
Video: 'The Concentration Camp That Scared Even The Nazis: Jasenovac Concentration Camp'
(early May 1945; part of The Holocaust during World War II) — The main camp of the extermination camp Jasenovac, established in Slavonia by the authorities of the German puppet Independent State of Croatia (NDH), was fully liberated today by Yugoslav Partisans. Continue reading Fascist extermination camp Jasenovac fully liberated 80 years ago around this date (May 2 1945)
Video: 'Good Housekeeping - April, 1891'
(Saturday, May 2, 1885) — Good Housekeeping, a magazine featuring articles about women’s interests, product testing, recipes, diet, health as well as literature, was first published today in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
Video: 'The Liberation of The Wöbbelin Concentration Camp - May 2, 1945'
(Wednesday, May 2, 1945, approximately 1:00-2:00 p.m. Central European Summer Time; part of The Holocaust during World War II) — The Wöbbelin concentration camp, a subcamp of the Neuengamme concentration camp near the city of Ludwigslust, Germany, was liberated today by American forces. Continue reading Nazi concentration camp Wöbbelin liberated 80 years ago this hour (May 2 1945)
Video: 'Downfall: The Battle of Berlin 1945 (Documentary)' (May 2, 1945, at 19:53)
(Wednesday, May 2, 1945, 6:00 a.m. CEST; during the Battle of Berlin on the Eastern Front during World War II) — Berlin, greatest city of the European Continent, fell today to the Russians as German General Helmuth Weidling finally surrendered with his staff and 70,000 German troops laid down their arms. Continue reading Germans surrender Berlin to Soviet forces 80 years ago this hour (May 2 1945)
Video: 'WWII Triumph and Despair' (May 1, 1945, at 24:36)
(Tuesday, May 1, 1945, 9:43 p.m. CEST; during the Battle of Berlin on the Eastern Front during World War II) — The radio station Reichssender Hamburg interrupted their normal program tonight to announce that an important broadcast would soon be made. Continue reading Germans announce Adolf Hitler is dead 80 years ago this hour (May 1 1945)
(Saturday, May 1, 1965) — “Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter” by Herman’s Hermits peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for three consecutive weeks (May 1/8/15, 1965). Continue reading ‘Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter’ by Herman’s Hermits peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago today (May 1 1965)
(Saturday, May 1, 1965) — “I Know a Place” by Petula Clark peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘I Know a Place’ by Petula Clark peaks at #3 in USA 60 years ago today (May 1 1965)
(Saturday, May 1, 1965) — “The Last Time” by The Rolling Stones peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘The Last Time’ by The Rolling Stones peaks at #9 in USA 60 years ago today (May 1 1965)
(Saturday, May 1, 1915, 12:50 p.m. GMT; during World War I) — A German submarine today torpedoed and severely damaged the SS Gulflight, an American tanker near Britain’s Scilly Isles, even though the United States was still neutral in the Great War. Continue reading Germans torpedo American tanker near Britain’s Scilly Isles 110 years ago this hour (May 1 1915)
