Video: 'The World At War 1973(World War II Documentary)Episode 25-Reckoning (April 1945)' (July 1, 1945, at 11:17)
(Sunday, July 1, 1945; during World War II) — American forces turned Leipzig, Germany, occupied by the U.S. since April 19, 1945, over to the Red Army today as it pulled back from the line of contact with Soviet forces to the predesignated occupation zone boundaries.
Video: 'UN Charter signed in San Francisco Conference and US President Harry S. Truman ad...HD Stock Footage'
(Wednesday, June 26, 1945, 5:28 p.m. PDT; on the Western Front and Eastern Front during World War II) — The United Nations Conference ended this afternoon with a demand by President Truman to translate the lofty words of the new world Charter into worthy deeds ringing in the ears of the delegates from fifty nations who signed it today. Continue reading President Truman closes UN Conference with plea to translate charter into deeds 70 years ago this hour (June 26 1945)
Video: '(5/5) Pacific Lost Evidence Okinawa World War II' (June 21-22, 1945, at 1:11)
(Friday, June 22, 1945, 4:00 a.m. JST; during the Battle of Okinawa, part of the Pacific Theatre of World War II) — The 82-day Battle of Okinawa, one of the bloodiest in the Pacific, ended today when Japanese Lieutenant General Mitsuru Ushijima, the commander of Okinawa’s defense, committed suicide with a number of Japanese officers and troops rather than surrender to the Allies.
Video: 'Battlefield S6/E4 - Destination Okinawa' (June 22, 1945, at 1:39:25)
Video: 'World War 2 II in Colour The Second World War in Colour FULL FILM DOCUMENTARY]' (June 22 1945, at 2:20:54)
Video: 'The World At War 1973(World War II Documentary)Episode 22-Japan(1941-1945)' (June 22, 1945, at 42:37)
Video: 'The World At War 1973(World War II Documentary)Episode-23 Pacific (February 1942 – July 1945)' (June 22, 1945, at 48:26)
Video: 'The World At War 1973(World War II Documentary)Episode 24-The Bomb(February–September 1945)' (June 22, 1945, at 22:49)
Video: 'Eisenhower Honored In New York 220469-29.mp4'
(Tuesday, June 19, 1945; during World War II) — Millions of New Yorkers turned out today to cheer Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, who was honored with a parade.
Video: 'The World At War 1973(World War II Documentary)Episode 24-The Bomb(February–September 1945)' (June 18, 1945, at 19:27)
(Monday, June 18, 1945, 3:30 p.m. EWT; during World War II) — President Harry S. Truman met with military representatives today to discuss how the war against Japan should proceed. Truman decided to have the Joint Chiefs of Staff go ahead with plans to invade Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s four major islands on Nov. 1, 1945 (click here to watch a clip from this on “American Experience: Truman” at 1:48:58).
Video: 'Eisenhower en Washington y Nueva York / Eisenhower in Washington and New York' (June 18, 1945, at 0:21-1:12)
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(Monday, June 18, 1945; during World War II) — Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower received a tumultuous welcome today in Washington D.C., where he addressed a joint session of Congress. Continue reading Million people cheer Eisenhower as he returns to Washington 70 years ago today (June 18 1945)
Video: 'William Joyce - Lord Haw Haw (1945)'
(Monday, June 18, 1945; during World War II) — William Joyce (known as “Lord Haw-Haw”), an American-born Irish-British Fascist politician, was charged today in London with high treason for his English-language wartime broadcasts on German radio.
Video: 'William Jennings Bryan Campaigns for President'
(Tuesday, June 8, 1915; during World War I) — William Jennings Bryan, three times Democratic nominee for the presidency and author of nearly thirty peace treaties with the principal nations of the world, resigned today (effective June 9, 1915) as U.S. Secretary of State over what he viewed as President Woodrow Wilson’s overly bellicose attitude toward Germany following the sinking of the RMS Lusitania.
Video: 'Peter Jennings - Hiroshima: Why the Bomb was Dropped (1995)' (June 6, 1945, at 42:35)
(Wednesday, June 6, 1945, 10:15 a.m. EWT; during World War II) — U.S. Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson met with President Harry S. Truman at the White House today, describing his agony and confusion about the dropping the atomic bomb on Japanese cities.
Video: 'Peter Jennings - Hiroshima: Why the Bomb was Dropped (1995)' (June 4, 1945, 35:33)
(Monday, June 4, 1945; part of the Pacific War during World War II) — Japanese Foreign Minister Togo Shigenori cabled Japanese Ambassador Naotaki Sato in Moscow today that “it is a matter of utmost urgency that we should not only prevent Russia from entering the war but should also induce her to adopt a favorable attitude toward Japan. I would therefore like you to miss no favorable opportunity to talk to the Soviet leaders.”
