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Historic front page from the Des Moines Register, Aug. 14, 1945: Japan surrenders; WWII ends
In the wake of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan surrenders, ending World War II. The Des Moines Register reports on Aug, 14, 1945, that the city is awaiting official word of ...
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To Mark Japan's Surrender at the End of World War II, This Navy Officer Raced Halfway Around the World With a Historic Flag in Tow
With the Japanese surrender at hand ... and she decided to share it with a local newspaper to honor those “good Joes, from ...
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5 things to know about Japan’s World War II surrender
Wednesday is the anniversary of the formal Sept. 2, 1945, surrender of Japan to the United States, when documents were signed officially ending years of bloody fighting in a ceremony aboard the ...
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INTERVIEW: Why U.S. air raids continued until day of Japan’s surrender
U.S. air raids continued against Japan until the day of its surrender in the Pacific War because Tokyo was reluctant to accept the Potsdam Declaration over the emperor’s status, according to ...
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Japan to hold events to mark declaration of surrender in World War II
TASS/. A nationwide commemoration of the 78th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II will be held at the Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo. Emperor Naruhito of Japan and Prime Minister Fumio ...