24 Oct 1945

- The five permanent members of the United Nations (US, UK, USSR, France, and China) and 26 non-permanent members ratified the UN Charter; 20 non-permanent members rejected it, thus inaugurating the UN. Nationalist leaders such as Sukarno in Indonesia and Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam voiced skepticism, waiting to see if the new organization would actually voice against colonialism. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Chinese 12th Military Region commanding officer Fu Zuoyi cabled Mao Zedong, accusing the Chinese Communist forces of raids against his forces in Shanxi and Suiyuan Provinces in the past two months. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Norwegian collaborator Vidkun Quisling was executed by firing squad at Akershus Fortress in Oslo, Norway. ww2dbase [Vidkun Quisling | Oslo | CPC]
- Lawrence was decommissioned from service. ww2dbase [Lawrence | CPC]
- Cuttlefish was decommissioned from service. ww2dbase [Cuttlefish | CPC]
- USS Marcus Island arrived at San Francisco, California, United States. ww2dbase [Marcus Island | San Francisco, California | CPC]
- USS Pennsylvania arrived at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for an overhaul. ww2dbase [Puget Sound Navy Yard | Pennsylvania | Bremerton, Washington | DS]


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