"Old times there are not forgotten"
Victory in war and transition to peace on Earth was anticipated throughout the nation. The United Nations was created and Gen. George S. Patton died in Heidelberg, Germany resulting from injuries received in an automobile accident. Scientists debated the ethical and moral responsibilities of applying nuclear energy and the phrase Kilroy Was Here spread all over the world, led by American GIs.
New book titles: Cass Timberlake and Captain from Castile.
At the movies: The Bells of St. Mary's, The Lost Weekend, Mildred Pierce, National Velvet and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
April 12
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt died at Warm Springs, Georgia.
May 7
Victory in Europe! Germany surrendered to the Allies.
August 6
The United States destroyed the entire city of Hiroshima, Japan with a single atom bomb, atomic energy's first application in warfare.
August 15
Victory over Japan. Japan surrendered to the Allies aboard the battleship U.S.S. Missouri. The war was over. Why were our mothers crying on such a happy occasion?