UK Parliament
The Japanese Surrender: His Majesty's Reply to the Address (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1945-08-21: "The Japanese Surrender: His Majesty's Reply to the Address."
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21 August 1945
What happened on this day in the Second World War, from 1939 to 1945, with a source for every entry.
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Each day we list events from the Second World War that happened on that date, from 1939 to 1945. Every entry names its source and links to it, so you can read further. Entries are sourced and machine-screened before they go up, a subset is human-reviewed, and we add more over time.
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UK Parliament
Victory in Far East (House of Commons)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Commons, sitting of 1945-08-21: "Victory in Far East." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
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UK Parliament
India And Burma Orders Committee (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1945-08-21: "India And Burma Orders Committee." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
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Diplomatic record
No. 1189The Secretary of State to the Chief of the Aviation Division (Morgan)
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Diplomatic record
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant) to the Secretary of State
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Diplomatic record
The Secretary of State to the United States Representative in Bulgaria (Barnes)
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