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And On August 14th 1945 A War Came To An End

(Iconic Day - Iconic Photo) [media id=17819] So after days of speculation, rumor, false reports and spin, the Japanese government finally accepted


(Iconic Day - Iconic Photo)

August 14, 1945. The announcer reading the acceptance seems stunned or just exhausted from spending days in limbo. Under the circumstances, I would probably feel the same way too.

So sixty-five years ago today, the War came to an end. The surrender document would be signed on September 2nd, the official end of the Second World War, but nobody wanted to wait that long to celebrate.

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