On Sept. 2, 1945, the official end of World War II came to pass with Japan’s signing of the Instrument of Surrender aboard the battleship USS Missouri.

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - On Sept. 2, 1945, U.S. General Douglas MacArthur and Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz officiated the ceremony on board the U.S.S. Missouri in Tokyo Bay that ended World War II. It ...

The year 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. In Japan, there has been much talk about the 80th anniversary of its defeat and end of the war, while in China the 80th anniversary ...

World War II veterans participated in a ceremony at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., marking the … This U.S. Navy World War II combat ...

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, allowing The Museum of American Armor inside Old Bethpage Village Restoration to mark the occasion with programs designed to connect ...

The sun was a few hours from setting in Pennsylvania and had already been up for a couple of hours in Japan when the Enola Gay moved rapidly in the sky over Hiroshima and dropped a single bomb on the ...

This film explores how air superiority in World War II shifted in the Pacific, from the early dominance of the Mitsubishi ...

World War II veterans Lester Schrenik, left, and Joe Etheredge, both standing, acknowledged the crowd attending a ceremony on the pier next to the USS Missouri on Tuesday to mark the 80th anniversary ...

The United States began developing the atom bomb in military effort called the Manhattan Project. The race to create this weapon kicked off after three chemists in Berlin, 1938, split a uranium atom ...

In World War II, both Germany and Japan surrendered unconditionally. As the World War I armistice was being negotiated, Germany won small concessions, but the allies generally imposed their will, an ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Several events are bringing history to life for the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Amid the model aircraft, food stalls, and amusement rides, a chance to learn ...

World War II, which concluded 80 years ago, was a historic event that defined a generation. Tens of millions of people fought brutal oppression and an unfathomable Holocaust. Today, the world ...