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Why the US made Japan surrender on the deck of a massive battleship
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJapanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Instrument of Surrender on behalf of the...
As World War II was ending, a Jewish teen became the final American combat death
CNN via Yahoo News· 6 months agoOn August 15, 1945, above the skies of Tokyo, 1st. Lt. Philip Schlamberg, a 19-year-old Jewish honor...
What is V-J Day?
The Newberry Observer, S.C. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAug. 4—SOUTH CAROLINA — The Second World War was a bloody conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945. The war was waged between the Axis powers, which included Germany, Italy and Japan, and the ...
55 Inspiring Quotes To Remember the Battle of Normandy on the 79th Anniversary of D-Day
Parade via Yahoo News· 12 months agoJune 6 marks the 79th anniversary of the Battle of Normandy—the day in 1944 when allied forces from...
The USS Biloxi saw combat all over the world. A look at the Coast Navy ship’s history
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 5 months agoWith nearly 300 ships, the U.S. Navy remains the unchallenged ruler of the seas, and over the...
Oppenheimer's Timeline Explained: The Movies Major Events In Chronological Order
CinemaBlend via Yahoo News· 10 months agoCillian Murphy in Oppenheimer Warning: spoilers for Oppenheimer are in play. If you haven’t seen...
Today in History: August 14, McVeigh sentenced to death
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoToday in History Today is Sunday, Aug. 14, the 226th day of 2022. There are 139 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 14, 1945, President Harry S. Truman announced that ...
Opinion/Nomiyama: There's no honor for RI in a victory holiday based on race
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn Rhode Island, there are Japanese who are uncomfortable leaving their homes on Victory Day because...
'A commemoration': Why the Moosup VJ Day Parade remains one of the last in US
The Bulletin via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPLAINFIELD — About 62 years ago, a small group of local Korean War veterans from American Legion...
'Not a whole lot of people remember': Notable Japanese WWII POWs once housed at Bedford Springs
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 5—BEDFORD, Pa. — Hiroshi Oshima, the once-powerful Japanese ambassador to Germany, was reduced to being a prisoner of the United States by the time World War II ended — albeit one who was ...
