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| Kikka prototype jet on its second test flight, Kisarazu Airfield, Japan, 11 Aug 1945 | Message from Harry Truman to Samuel Cavert in regards to the use of atomic bombs against Japan, 11 Aug 1945 |
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| Aerial view of Hiroshima, Japan, Aug 1945 | Aerial view of Hiroshima, Japan, Aug 1945 |
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| Aerial view of Hiroshima, Japan, Aug 1945 | Aerial view of Hiroshima, Japan, Aug 1945 |
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| Aerial view of Hiroshima, Japan, Aug 1945 | Aerial view of Hiroshima, Japan, Aug 1945 |
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| American aircraft carrier under construction, 12 Aug 1945 | Song Ziwen arriving in Moscow, Russia, circa 13-14 Aug 1945 |
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| Vyacheslav Molotov welcoming a Chinese diplomat to the Soviet Union, Moscow, Russia, circa 13-14 Aug 1945; note Song Ziwen in background | Vyacheslav Molotov welcoming Song Ziwen to the Soviet Union, Moscow, Russia, circa 13-14 Aug 1945 |
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| Choir rehersal at Naval Air Station, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States, at the time it was announced that Japan had accepted the Allies' surrender terms, 14 Aug 1945 | Emperor Showa (Hirohito) recording the surrender speech, Tokyo, Japan, 14 Aug 1945 |
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| 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 |
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| Prayers of gratitude during a choir rehersal at Naval Air Station, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States after it was announced that Japan had accepted the Allied surrender terms, 14 Aug 1945 | 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. |
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| Suicide note of Army Minister Korechika Anami, dated the evening of 14 Aug 1945 | The famous kiss at Times Square, New York, New York, United States, 14 Aug 1945 |
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