But the formal surrender ceremony that would end World War II had not yet been held. And Halsey wanted this flag present for the solemn event, which would be held on the battleship in Tokyo Bay.

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 ...

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 ...

China plans to hold a military parade in September marking the 80th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender. An ...

Eisenhower saw through the ruse, though, and insisted Jodl sign an instrument of surrender without negotiations. (Hear stories from the last living voices of WWII.) On May 7, Jodl signed an ...

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 ...