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WWII: Victory Over Japan

Harry S. Truman Announces the Surrender of Japan, Aug. 14, 1945

Harry S. Truman Announces the Surrender of Japan, Aug. 14, 1945

"The evil done by the Japanese war lords can never be repaired or forgotten. But their power to destroy and kill has been taken from them," President Truman said later.

In this photo: Harry Truman

Photo: George Skadding./Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images

Aug 01, 1945