1945

February 3−4	Boskone IV.
March	Amazing publishes "I remember Lemuria," initiating the infamous Shaver Mystery.
March	VAPA formed.
May 12	Winston Churchill makes first use of iron curtain.
July 7–8	1945 Michiconference.
August 6	U.S. drops first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
August 9	U.S. drops second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan.
August 14	V-J Day: End of World War II
Labor Day	No Worldcon held.
September 2	Boskone V.
September 15	Atom-Noak, the first Swedish sf club founded.
December	ESFA founded, though not yet with that name.
	Futurians disbanded.
	The National Fantasy Fan first published (replacing Bonfire).

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Births and Deaths:

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Convention series started or ended:

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Onetime conventions:

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Bids:

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Publications started or ended:

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Publishers founded or closed:

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Awards made, started or ended:

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Stores opened or closed:

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Clubs founded or disbanded:

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Fanhistory:

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New fanspeak coined:

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Miscellaneous:

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Asia:

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Australia:

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Britain:

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Canada:

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Europe:

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Ireland:

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New Zealand:

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US:

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Rest of the World:

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