The thoughts and hopes of all America—indeed of all the civilized world—are centered tonight on the battleship Missouri. There on that small piece of American soil anchored in Tokyo Harbor the Japanese have just officially laid down their arms. They have signed terms of unconditional surrender. Four years ago, the thoughts and fears of the [...]
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Harry S. Truman; Announcing the Surrender of Japan (September 01, 1945)
Posted in Harry S. Truman, tagged Announcing the Surrender of Japan, Harry S. Truman, History, Japan, Politics, September 01 1945, speeches, USA, Writing, WWII on December 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Harry S. Truman: Broadcast to the American people announcing the surrender of Germany
Posted in Harry S. Truman, tagged Broadcast to the American people announcing the surrend, End of the WW II, Harry S. Truman, May 8 1945 on October 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Broadcast to the American People Announcing the Surrender of Germany May 8, 1945 [Delivered from the Radio Room at the White House at 9 a.m.] THIS IS a solemn but a glorious hour. I only wish that Franklin D. Roosevelt had lived to witness this day. General Eisenhower informs me that the forces of Germany [...]
Harry S. Truman’s Announcement Of the Dropping Of An Atomic Bomb On Hiroshima, 1945
Posted in Harry S. Truman, tagged WW II, Japan, Harry S. Truman, Hiroshima, Atomic Bomb, August 6, 1945, ENOLA GAY, Col. Paul W. Tibbets on July 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On August 6, 1945, President Harry Truman released the awesome power of the atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. This action helped to end the Second World War, but at a terrible price. Two minutes after Hiroshima explosion. Hiroshima, 6/8/45 149442 UN/DPI/M. Matsushige HARRY S. TRUMAN’S ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DROPPING OF AN [...]
