Historical Events
Attack at Remagen
Allied generals Dwight D. Eisenhower, Omar Bradley and George S. Patton launch attack at Remagen on the Rhine
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
Allies led by US Marine Corps secure island of Iwo Jima from Imperial Japanese Army, after 18,000 Japanese & 6,000 Americans killed
Churchill Views the Rhine
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill looks over at the Rhine (near Ginsberg)
NIT Basketball Championship
De Paul wins NIT basketball championship, George Mikan scores 34
- Kamikaze attack on US battle fleet near Kerama Retto
- US 7th Army crosses Rhine at Worms
- Venray soccer team forms
Famous Birthdays
- Mikhail Voronin, Russian gymnast who won Olympic gold USSR vault, horizontal bar 1968; World C'ship gold all-round, rings 1966, born in Moscow (d. 2004)
Famous Deaths
- Boris Shaposhnikov, Russian military commander, dies at 62
David Lloyd George (1863-1945)
British Prime Minister (Liberal: 1916-22), dies of cancer at 82
- Isaack Stouten, Dutch resistance fighter, shot to death at 29
Died in 1945 1945 Highlights
About March 26, 1945
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 79 years, 1 month and 3 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Aries
