August 30th - September 5th
Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Instrument of Surrender on behalf of the Japanese Government, on board USS Missouri (BB-63), 2 September 1945. Lieutenant General Richard K. Sutherland, U.S. Army, watches from the opposite side of the table. Foreign Ministry representative Toshikazu Kase is assisting Mr. Shigemitsu.
By Staff | Stars and Stripes August 30, 2020
August 30th, 1945 – Japanese occupation of Hong Kong ends.
September 1st, 1951 – The Australia, New Zealand, United States (ANZUS) Security Treaty is signed.
September 2nd, 1945 – World War II: The Japanese Instrument of Surrender is signed by Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
September 2nd, 1945 – The Democratic Republic of Vietnam is formed when Vietnam declares its independence.
September 5th, 1969 – Vietnam War: The My Lai Massacre occurs.