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Did the Atomic Bombs End World War II?
The ceremony reflected on the immense human cost of World War II, with over 75 million deaths, and emphasized ongoing efforts to maintain peace and strengthen Pacific alliances.
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Did the Atomic Bombs End World War II?
On September 2, it marked 80 years since Japan signed the Instrument of Surrender, formally ending hostilities with the Allied powers. In 1945, Emperor Shōwa decided to surrender on August 14. Why did Japan choose to accept defeat at that moment? The United States had dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima on August 6 and Nagasaki […]
80th anniversary of end of World War II commemorated at Pearl Harbor
In a ceremony at Pearl Harbor, where Imperial Japan’s surprise Dec. 7, 1941, attack drew the United States into World War II, a crowd gathered Tuesday on the pier beside the battleship USS Missouri — the ship where Japanese diplomats signed the unconditional surrender that finally ended the war. Few of the men who were there that day remain, but on Tuesday eight surviving crew members were present at Pearl Harbor. One of them was Edgar Buffman, …
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