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To Mark Japan’s Surrender at the End of World War II, This Navy Officer Raced Halfway Around the World With a Historic Flag in Tow
Japanese representatives on board the USS Missouri during the September 2, 1945, surrender ceremony Public domain via Wikimedia Commons In the end, the Perry flag was deemed too fragile to fly on ...
China to show new equipment at 80th anniversary parade of Japan's WWII surrender
China plans to hold a military parade in September marking the 80th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender ...
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On this day in history, May 8, 1945, President Truman announces 'flags of freedom fly all over Europe'
On this day in history, May 8, 1945, President Harry Truman announced to the American people that Nazi Germany's forces had surrendered in World War II — and that "the flags of freedom fly all ...
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To Mark Japan's Surrender at the End of World War II, This Navy Officer Raced Halfway Around the World With a Historic Flag in Tow
As was customary during any visit to a foreign land, Perry’s flagship flew all of its colors, including a new hand-sewn, 31-star wool American flag ... By the time World War II ended in ...