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1945 Battle of Berlin: Red Army begins its attack on the capital of Nazi Germany.

1946 First US launch of captured V-2 rocket, White Sands, NM; 8 km alt.

1948 Organization for European Economic Cooperation (EEC) forms in Paris.

1951 British submarine Affray sank in English Channel, killing 75.

1953 British royal yacht Britannia launched by Queen Elizabeth II.