▁state , ▁is ▁mistaken ly ▁bom bed ▁by ▁the ▁R AF ▁based ▁on ▁fault y ▁information , ▁leading ▁to ▁ 3 5 ▁civil ian ▁death s . ▁▁▁▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁▁ ▁– ▁World ▁War ▁II : ▁The ▁Battle ▁of ▁Os uch y ▁in ▁Os uch y , ▁Poland , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁batt les ▁between ▁Naz i ▁Germany ▁and ▁Polish ▁resistance ▁forces , ▁ends ▁with ▁the ▁defeat ▁of ▁the ▁latter . ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁– ▁The ▁United ▁Nations ▁Char ter ▁is ▁signed ▁by ▁ 5 0 ▁Al lied ▁nations ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁California . ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁– ▁Cold ▁War : ▁The ▁first ▁supply ▁fl ights ▁are ▁made ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁Berlin ▁Block ade . ▁▁▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁▁ ▁– ▁William ▁Sho ck ley ▁files ▁the ▁original ▁pat ent ▁for ▁the ▁grown - j unction ▁trans istor , ▁the ▁first ▁b ip olar ▁j unction ▁trans istor . ▁▁▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁▁ ▁– ▁Sh ir ley ▁Jackson ' s ▁short ▁story ▁The ▁Lot tery ▁is ▁published ▁in ▁The ▁New ▁York er ▁magazine . ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁– ▁The ▁Pan - Mal ay an ▁Labour ▁Party ▁is ▁founded ▁in ▁Mal aya , ▁as ▁a ▁union ▁of ▁state wide ▁labour ▁parties . ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁– ▁Lav r enti y ▁Ber ia , ▁head ▁of ▁M VD , ▁is ▁arrested ▁by ▁Nik ita ▁K hr ush chev ▁and ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Polit b uro . ▁ 1