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Anniversary of V-J Day: Japan signs document surrendering to U.S. to end World War II

Anniversary of V-J Day: Japan signs document surrendering to U.S. to end World War II

by Christian Southards | Sep 6, 2023

On Sept. 2, 1945, representatives from Imperial Japan signed the official Japanese Instrument of Surrender on the deck of the USS Missouri, thereby ending the Second World War. Dec. 7, 1941: The Pacific War Begins With a String of Allied Defeats The Attack on Pearl...
Anniversary of the U.S. and Allied Victory at the Battle of Okinawa

Anniversary of the U.S. and Allied Victory at the Battle of Okinawa

by Christian Southards | Jun 21, 2023

The Battle of Okinawa was the bloodiest conflict U.S. forces fought in World War II. The last stop before Japan, the United States viewed Okinawa as the perfect staging ground for an invasion that would ultimately never occur. Prelude to the Battle of Okinawa Dec. 7,...

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