Episode 8 – Sign Surrender
With Japan’s defeat, World War II finally came to an end. The formal end of World War II took place in suitably dramatic fashion, with a surrender ceremony on board the USS Missouri on September 2, 1945.
With Japan’s defeat, World War II finally came to an end. The formal end of World War II took place in suitably dramatic fashion, with a surrender ceremony on board the USS Missouri on September 2, 1945.
In the hours after Truman drops the bomb on Hiroshima, news reports begin to surface of “a city vanished.”
In July 1945, after the success of the Trinity Test, President Truman ordered that the new atomic bombs be ready for assembly and potential use as quickly as possible.
The delightful Victory Belles trio perform the popular and patriotic music of the 1940s in rich, three-part harmony.
Travel to The National WWII Museum in New Orleans to explore, remember, and reflect on World War II through exclusive access to the Museum’s campus.
Banter, jokes, jazz, and blues abound when music legends Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald get together.