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Admiral William Halsey aboard his flagship USS Missouri upon hearing the news that Japan offered to surrender, 11 Aug 1945.	Message from Harry Truman to Samuel Cavert in regards to the use of atomic bombs against Japan, 11 Aug 1945

Aerial view of Hiroshima, Japan, Aug 1945	Aerial view of Hiroshima, Japan, Aug 1945

Aerial view of Hiroshima, Japan, Aug 1945	Aerial view of Hiroshima, Japan, Aug 1945

Aerial view of Hiroshima, Japan, Aug 1945	Aerial view of Hiroshima, Japan, Aug 1945

Illustration a typical defense system on the face of Iegusugu Pinnacle, Okinawa, Japan; seen in CINCPAC-CINCPOA Weekly Intelligence, Vol 2, No 5, 13 Aug 1945	Emperor Showa (Hirohito) recording the surrender speech, Tokyo, Japan, 14 Aug 1945

Harry Truman announcing Japan's surrender at the White House, Washington, DC, United States, 14 Aug 1945	Imperial Conference before Emperor Showa, Tokyo, Japan, 14 Aug 1945; the Japanese surrender was decided as an outcome of this meeting

Reconnaissance photo showing B-29 bomb damage to the Marifu rail yards (now Iwakuni Station) outside Hiroshima, Japan, 14 Aug 1945. This was the last bombing strike on this scale of the war.	The famous kiss at Times Square, New York, New York, United States, 14 Aug 1945

US Navy African-American enlisted sailors aboard USS Ticonderoga celebrating upon hearing the news of Japanese surrender, 14 Aug 1945	View of Osaka, Japan, 14 Aug 1945

Aerial photo of Nagasaki, Japan after atomic bombing, mid-Aug 1945	Aerial photo of Nagasaki, Japan after atomic bombing, mid-Aug 1945

Aerial photo of Nagasaki, Japan after atomic bombing, mid-Aug 1945	Aerial photo of Nagasaki, Japan after atomic bombing, mid-Aug 1945