What generation is 1945? Silent Generation

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About the Generation (1945)

The Silent Generation (1928-1945): Came of age during the post-war era, known for their conformist attitudes and silent approach to political and social issues.

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Famous People (Celebrities) Born in 1945

  • Bob Marley (Feb 6, 1945)
  • Vince McMahon (Aug 24, 1945)
  • Grandad Frank (Sep 8, 1945)
  • Tom Selleck (Jan 29, 1945)
  • Eric Clapton (Mar 30, 1945)
  • Steve Martin (Aug 14, 1945)
  • Rod Stewart (Jan 10, 1945)
  • Jacqueline Wilson (Dec 17, 1945)
  • James Avery (Nov 27, 1945)
  • Rodrigo Duterte (Mar 28, 1945)

What Happened in 1945

  1. Jan 20 - Franklin D. Roosevelt sworn-in for an unprecedented (and never to be repeated) 4th term as US President
  2. Jan 27 - Soviet troops liberate Auschwitz and Birkenau Concentration Camps in Poland
  3. Feb 5 - WWII: US troops under General Douglas MacArthur enter Manila, Philippines; month long battle ends 3 years of Japanese military occupation
  4. Feb 13 - Allied planes begin bombing Dresden, Germany; a firestorm results and over 22,000 die
  5. Feb 13 - USSR captures Budapest, after a 49-day battle with Nazi Germany in which 159,000 die
  6. Feb 19 - US 5th Fleet launches invasion of Iwo Jima against the Japanese with 30,000 US Marines
  7. Feb 23 - US Marines raise American flag on top of Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima. Pulitzer Prize winning photo of which by Joe Rosenthall later became iconic, inspiring the Marine Corps War Memorial sculpture
  8. Mar 23 - Battle of Okinawa: US Navy ships bomb the Japanese island of Okinawa in preparation for the Allied invasion; it would become the largest battle of the Pacific War in World War II
  9. Apr 25 - "Elbe Day" - US and Soviet forces meet at Torgau, Germany on the Elbe River during the invasion of Germany in WWII
  10. Apr 26 - Marshal Philippe Pétain, leader of France's Vichy collaborationist regime during World War II, arrested for treason

Top Songs 1945

  1. Sentimental Journey - Les Brown & Doris Day
  2. Rum & Coca-Cola - The Andrews Sisters
  3. Till The End of Time - Perry Como
  4. My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time - Les Brown
  5. On the Atchison, Topeka & the Santa Fe - Johnny Mercer
  6. It's Been a Long, Long Time - Harry James
  7. I Can't Begin to Tell You - Bing Crosby & Carmen Cavallaro
  8. Chickery Chick - Sammy Kaye
  9. Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive - Johnny Mercer
  10. There! I've Said it Again - Vaughn Monroe

Popular Movies 1945

  1. Children of Paradise - Director: Carné, Marcel. Country: France.
  2. Rome Open City - Director: Rossellini, Roberto. Country: Italy.
  3. The Lost Weekend - Director: Wilder, Billy. Country: USA.
  4. Brief Encounter - Director: Lean, David. Country: UK.
  5. Mildred Pierce - Director: Curtiz, Michael. Country: USA.
  6. Ivan the Terrible, Part One - Director: Eisenstein, Sergei M.. Country: Soviet Union.
  7. Detour - Director: Ulmer, Edgar G.. Country: USA.
  8. I Know Where I'm Going! - Director: Powell, Michael / Pressburger, Emeric. Country: UK.
  9. Dead of Night - Director: Cavalcanti, Alberto / Crichton, Charles / Dearden, Basil / Hamer, Robert. Country: UK.
  10. Spellbound - Director: Hitchcock, Alfred. Country: USA.

Who Was US President 1945

Franklin D. Roosevelt
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