2, 1945, surrender of Japan to the United States, when documents were signed officially ending years of bloody fighting in a ceremony aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. It’s known as V-J Day ...

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 ...

In the wake of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan surrenders, ending World War ... adding that some wanted to take the whole day off. Each day this month, as the Register marks ...

Above: Civilians and members of the United States military crowd Times Square to celebrate the Japanese Surrender on VJ Day. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Veterans Affairs secretary has reversed a ...