Victory over Japan, 70 years on

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U.S. Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur, bottom right, prepares to accept Japan's unconditional surrender on Sept. 2, 1945.
U.S. Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur, bottom right, prepares to accept Japan’s unconditional surrender on Sept. 2, 1945.

Today is V-J Day (Victory over Japan) in Britain; in the U.S., it was celebrated on Sept. 2, the day of the surrender ceremony on the USS Missouri, in Tokyo Bay. Following were the headlines on the New York Herald Tribune about the news of Aug. 14, 1945:

“Japanese War Ends: Truman Announces Unconditional Surrender;

MacArthur Named Supreme Allied Commander … Seething City Hails Victory, Millions Out: People Roar in Elation, Mighty Celebration Puts V-E Day in the Shade – Frenzied 2,000,000 Jam Times Square – Stores, Exchanges, Banks, Close Today;

No Mail Delivery Until Friday“

 

 

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