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WWII: Victory Over Japan
- WWII: Victory Over Japan
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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.
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Harry Truman
Photo: George Skadding./Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
Aug 01, 1945
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