Sent by the United States to “coerce the government of Japan into civilization,” as ... retrace Perry’s route home. By the ...

World War II ended 75 years ago, but not all countries commemorate it on the same day. Wednesday is the anniversary of the formal Sept. 2, 1945, surrender of Japan to the United States ...

WWII officially ended when Japan surrendered on September 2 ... A few of these holdouts hid deep in the jungles and did not surrender their swords until decades later! In this gallery, you ...

Japanese representatives signed the instrument of surrender aboard the USS Missouri off Tokyo Bay on Sept. 2, 1945, to officially end World War II. China and Russia commemorate Sept. 3 as the ...

VJ Day celebrations 75 years ago A WW2 hero and a reckoning with ... Following the end of the fighting in Europe, the Allies told Japan to surrender on 26 July 1945, but the deadline passed ...

After the 1945 US bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki led to Japan's surrender and the end of World War II, many people who ...

The bomb was dropped to force a quick Japanese surrender. American commanders said ... surprising things key people thought at the time. WW2: Countdown to Hiroshima: The bomb that changed the ...

After suffering more than 220,000 casualties, the Empire of Japan announced its surrender, leading to the end of World War II. The US forces quickly moved in to launch Operation Blacklist ...

The notes were dictated by the emperor and written down by an aide A memoir by former Japanese Emperor Hirohito ... made at the request of the US after WW2. The original manuscript was sold ...

World War II in Europe is over ... July 26, 1945 The Allies issue the Potsdam Declaration. It calls on Japan to surrender its armed forces unconditionally or risk "prompt and utter destruction." ...

The government has said it is not planning any additional bank holidays next year to mark 80 years since the end of World War Two. The Daily Express said ministers were considering extra days off to ...