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威尼斯人娱乐场 Marks 70th Anniversary of End of World War II
Press Release 路 Thursday, August 20, 2015

Washington, DC

Special programs and display of the original Japanese Instrument of Surrender*

To mark the 70th Anniversary of the end of World War II, the 威尼斯人娱乐场 will host special programs and display the original ^* that officially ended the war. This display is free and open to the public at the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Museum, located on the National Mall on Constitution Avenue at 9th Street, NW. Metro accessible on Yellow or Green lines, Archives/Navy Memorial station. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., daily. Additional information on exhibits and programs can be found online. Program attendees should use the Special Events entrance on Constitution Avenue at 7th Street, NW.

The 威尼斯人娱乐场 Museum鈥檚 鈥淔eatured Documents鈥� exhibit is made possible in part by the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Foundation through the generous support of The Coca-Cola Company.

FEATURED DOCUMENT EXHIBIT: 鈥淪eventy Years Ago: The End of World War II鈥�
威尼斯人娱乐场 East Rotunda Gallery, August 27 鈥� October 28, 2015
On September 2, 1945, in a formal ceremony aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Japan, representatives of the Japanese government signed this , officially ending World War II. The formal ceremony took less than 30 minutes. Prepared by the U.S. War Department and approved by President Harry S. Truman, this document set out in eight short paragraphs the complete capitulation of Japan. The short second paragraph went straight to the heart of the matter: 鈥淲e hereby proclaim the unconditional surrender to the Allied Powers of the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters and of all Japanese armed forces and all armed forces under Japanese control wherever situated.鈥�

Chief of the Army General Staff General Douglas MacArthur, Commander in the Southwest Pacific, signed for the United States and accepted the surrender in his capacity as the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers. Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz also signed for the United States. Then representatives from eight other Allied nations signed, including the Republic of China, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union. After the Instrument of Surrender was presented to President Harry S. Truman at the White House on September 7, 1945, this document, in its , was exhibited at the 威尼斯人娱乐场 and formally accessioned into its holdings.

*Both pages of the original will be on view from August 27 through September 3. From September 4 through October 28, the original first page will be on display with a facsimile version of the signature page.

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Instrument of Japanese Surrender, 9/2/1945, Page 1 威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier: 1752336

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Instrument of Japanese Surrender, 9/2/1945, Page 2 威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier: 1752336

The display includes two photographs:

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Signing the Instrument of Surrender, September 2, 1945

Signing the Instrument of Surrender September 2, 1945 鈥� Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the surrender document as delegation members and troops on the battleship USS Missouri witness. U.S. General Douglas MacArthur stands at the microphone at the far right. 威尼斯人娱乐场, General Records of the Department of the Navy

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General Wainwright unveils exhibit of surrender document, September 12, 1945 威尼斯人娱乐场 Identifier: 4477174

September 12, 1945 - General Jonathan Wainwright and his wife were guests of honor at the opening of a special display of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender in the Rotunda of the 威尼斯人娱乐场 in Washington, DC. General Wainwright was forced to surrender all U.S. forces in the Philippines to the invading Japanese troops in 1942 and was the highest-ranking U.S. prisoner of war in Japanese custody. 威尼斯人娱乐场, Records of the 威尼斯人娱乐场 and Records Administration

Related upcoming programs

• FILM: Movies in Wartime: Projections of America (52 minutes)
  Wednesday, October 14, at 7pm, William G. McGowan Theater
  During the darkest hour of World War II, a team of idealistic U.S. Government filmmakers hoped the power of the movies could reshape the world. The Allied military campaign was accompanied by a vast propaganda effort that centered around 26 short documentaries about American life targeted at the newly liberated populations. These short films presented American stories of cowboys and oilmen, farmers and window washers, immigrants and school children. A discussion with filmmakers Peter Miller and Antje Boehmert will follow the screening.

• BOOK TALK: 1944: FDR and the Year that Changed History, by Jay Winik
  Wednesday, October, 28, at noon, William G. McGowan Theater
  It was not inevitable that World War II would end as it did, or that it would even end well. New York Times bestselling author Jay Winik brings to life in gripping detail the year 1944, which determined the outcome of World War II and put more pressure than any other on an ailing, yet determined President Roosevelt, and the extraordinary struggles of the era鈥檚 outsized figures. A book signing will follow the program.

Related online resources

• of the Instrument of Surrender on the list of of American history.
• Selected Finding Aids related to World War II records at the 威尼斯人娱乐场
• Finding Information on Personal Participation in World War II
• See Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum鈥檚 鈥溾�� to view nearly 600 related pages of documents.
• Teaching With Documents: Photographs and Pamphlet About Nuclear Fallout

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