VJ Day (Victory over Japan Day) marks the surrender of Imperial Japan and the end of World War II. It is observed on August 14/15 or September 2, 1945. August 14, 1945: President Harry S. Truman announced Japan's surrender to the United States, sparking massive public celebrations. August 15, 1945: The date the news reached the UK, Canada, and other Allied nations, which officially commemorate the event on this day. September 2, 1945: The formal signing of the surrender documents took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, marking the official end of the war. Brought a final close to six years of global conflict following the surrender of Germany three months prior. Led to widespread joy, relief, and large street gatherings in major cities like New York, London, and Toronto. E531. 

Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/tF3bbKNzbrI which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams.
History Unplugged podcast available at https://amzn.to/4gfK3mA
Hiroshima & Nagasaki books available at https://link.amazon/B0bkYDVw8

ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet  SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you). 
Mark Vinet's HISTORICAL JESUS podcast at https://parthenonpodcast.com/historical-jesus
Mark's TIMELINE video channel: https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet  
Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9
X (twitter): https://twitter.com/MarkVinet_HNA  
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels  
Mark's books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM  

Audio credits: History Unplugged with Scott Rank, What if Japan Hadn’t Surrendered After Nagasaki Sept. 5, 2017 (Parthenon Podcasts, Salem Media Network). Audio & text excerpts reproduced under the Fair Use (Fair Dealings) Legal Doctrine for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, education, scholarship, research and news reporting.

VJ Day (Victory over Japan Day) marks the surrender of Imperial Japan and the end of World War II. It is observed on August 14/15 or September 2, 1945. August 14, 1945: President Harry S. Truman announced Japan's surrender to the United States, sparking massive public celebrations. August 15, 1945: The date the news reached the UK, Canada, and other Allied nations, which officially commemorate the event on this day. September 2, 1945: The formal signing of the surrender documents took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, marking the official end of the war. Brought a final close to six years of global conflict following the surrender of Germany three months prior. Led to widespread joy, relief, and large street gatherings in major cities like New York, London, and Toronto. E531.&nbsp;
Check out the YouTube version of this episode at <a href="https://youtu.be/XTRFhtwyATY">https://youtu.be/tF3bbKNzbrI</a> which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams.
<ul>
<li>History Unplugged podcast available at <a href="https://amzn.to/4gfK3mA">https://amzn.to/4gfK3mA</a></li>
<li>Hiroshima &amp; Nagasaki books available at <a href="https://link.amazon/B0bkYDVw8">https://link.amazon/B0bkYDVw8</a></li>
</ul>
ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on <a href="https://patreon.com/markvinet">https://patreon.com/markvinet</a> &nbsp;SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK <a href="https://amzn.to/3POlrUD">https://amzn.to/3POlrUD</a> (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you).&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Mark Vinet's HISTORICAL JESUS podcast at <a href="https://www.parthenonpodcast.com/historical-jesus/">https://parthenonpodcast.com/historical-jesus</a></li>
<li>Mark's TIMELINE video channel:&nbsp;<a href="https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet">https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>Website: <a href="https://markvinet.com/podcast">https://markvinet.com/podcast</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9">https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9</a></li>
<li>X (twitter): <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkVinet_HNA">https://twitter.com/MarkVinet_HNA</a> &nbsp;</li>
<li>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels">https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>Mark's books: <a href="https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM">https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM</a> &nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Audio credits: History Unplugged with Scott Rank, What if Japan Hadn&rsquo;t Surrendered After Nagasaki Sept. 5, 2017 (Parthenon Podcasts, Salem Media Network). Audio &amp; text excerpts reproduced under the Fair Use (Fair Dealings) Legal Doctrine for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, education, scholarship, research and news reporting.

Sweeping historical saga of the United States (USA), Canada and Mexico from their deep origins to our present epoch. Join host Mark Vinet on this exciting and fascinating journey through time, exploring and focusing on the interesting, compelling, wonderful and tragic stories of the North American continent, its inhabitants, heroes, villains, leaders, environment and geography.

History of North America

Sweeping historical saga of the United States (USA), Canada and Mexico from their deep origins to our present epoch. Join host Mark Vinet on this exciting and fascinating journey through time, exploring and focusing on the interesting, compelling, wonderful and tragic stories of the North American continent, its inhabitants, heroes, villains, leaders, environment and geography.