61 Years Ago Today

Representatives of the Japanese government signed the official instrument of surrender ending the final phase of the Second World War. The Documents were signed on board the battleship USS Missouri anchored in Tokyo Bay. A short formal signing ceremony brought an end to the war and started the United States and Japan down a road of peace and mutual prosperity. It took a formal surrender to enable that, not a ceasefire or a truce. Bruce Kesler has more, including President Harry Truman's radio address to the nation.