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On September 2, 1945, the Japanese government signed a surrender agreement, which was received by US Army General Douglass MacArthur on board the USS Missouri, effectively ending the second world war

On September 2, 1945, the Japanese government signed a surrender agreement, which was received by US Army General Douglass MacArthur on board the USS Missouri, effectively ending the second world war
Sep 2, 2015 (01:13)
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