Britain, Home Front Both Houses of Parliament ratify the UN Charter.
A US Air Force B-24 crashes into a crowded school building in Freckelton, England, killing 76 children and the entire crew.
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China The Russians occupy Port Arthur (now Lu-Ta).
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Occupied Austria British, American and French troops enter Vienna.
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Soviet Union, Home Front Stalin announces that Soviet forces have occupied Manchuria, southern Sakhalin, Shimushiru, and Paramushiro in the Kuriles.
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Images from August 23, 1945
Pre-flight Checking Aircraft
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23 Squadron Liberator Air-To-Air
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4 Liberators of 23 Squadron
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Liberators of 23 Squadron
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