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September 2, 1945: Formal Surrender of Japan in Images

By Callie Oettinger September 2, 1945, the formal ceremonies, marking the surrender of Japan, took place…
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August 1945:MacArthur, Occupation, Pending Official Surrender

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By Callie Oettinger This collection of pictures features images from August 17–30, 1945. August 27, 1945,…
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August 1945: Liberation of POWs in Images

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By Callie Oettinger Allied Prisoners of War Wave at U.S. Navy planes…
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The “Mogadishu Effect” and Risk Acceptance

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By Benjamin Runkle On August 5, 2011, 22 members of SEAL Team Six were killed when…
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August 1944: Liberation of Paris in Images

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By Callie Oettinger Middle of August 1944 witnessed an uprising in Paris. By the 25th, the…
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Ho Chi Minh and Thomas Jefferson

By Susan Dunn In September 1945, hundreds of thousands of people jammed the French-looking boulevards and…
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VJ Day in Pictures

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By Callie Oettinger In the afternoon of August 14, 1945, in Japan—the evening of August 14…
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Albert Einstein and the Atomic Bomb

By Dr. Jürgen Neffe Albert Einstein, 1879-1955. Credit: Library of Congress.  …
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Atomic Letters: Einstein, Roosevelt, Sachs

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By Callie Oettinger Albert Einstein to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 08/02/1939.Credit: National…
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Stalin’s Order No. 227: “Not a Step Back”

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By Catherine Merridale Joseph Stalin. Credit: Library of Congress. Order no. 227…
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DCI Allen Dulles on the cover of Time magazine in 1953, the year that he established MKULTRA.

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