United Nations founded
1945 · Event
International body to prevent future world wars; replaces the failed League of Nations.
On these timelines: Master
Around 1945
- Indian independence and Partition (1947)
- Founding of the State of Israel (1948)
- Cold War (1947)
- Korean War (1950)
- D-Day (Operation Overlord) (1944)
- Pop music: the 1940s (1940)
- Pop music: the 1950s (1950)
- Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941)
- People's Republic of China founded (1949)
- Death of Hitler / Fall of Berlin (1945)