Click on the link here for audio player: VJ Day – Aug. 14, 1945
A very busy day in history, August 14th. In 1935 there was the signing of the Social Security Act and in 1945 it was the end of World War 2.
Here is a one-hour extract from that day, starting with the breathless news from newscast H.V. Kaltenborn and continues with bulletins and celebrations around the country.
Sixty-seven years ago today.
67 years ago today, World War Two Ended as it was proclaimed ‘V.J. Day.’ My uncle Edgar was a bomber pilot in the south Pacific against the Japanese. He’s still alive at age 91.
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