Timeline

WW2 ends in Europe 9 May - Germany surrenders to the Soviets. Creation of the Welfare State introduced social security payments for the unemployed. 6 Aug. - The first atomic bomb is dropped by The United States on Hiroshima killing 78,000 citizens 8 Aug. - The Soviet Union declares war on Japan and invades Manchuria. 9 Aug. ................
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