1945: An Epochal Year for Research and Education in the United States

Mention the year 1945 to an historically-knowledgeable person—it’s likely immediately to evoke thoughts of “war” as well as “peace”. On May 8, 1945, following a successful bombing and ground assault on German-occupied lands, the Axis powers surrendered to the Allies. Then, months later, on September 2, 1945, following the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese leadership…