Diplomatic record
SprueStack Zero Hour: WW2 day by day
1 September 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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Diplomatic record
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Brazil (Berle)
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Diplomatic record
The Czechoslovak Ambassador (Hurban) to the Secretary of State
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Surrender of Japan
"Radio Address to the American People after the Signing of the Terms of Unconditional Surrender by Japan," Harry S. Truman Library and Museum (1 September 1945).
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Diplomatic record
Japanese acceptance, August 14, of the Potsdam Declar: The Secretary of State to the Secretary of War (Stimson)
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