The Day Japan Surrendered, Ending WWII | NBC News

As Tom Brokaw marks his 50th year with NBC News, he continues his chronicle of America's "Greatest Generation" with a remarkable look at the day World War Two ended - with Japan's surrender aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945 - 71 years ago.

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The Day Japan Surrendered, Ending WWII | NBC News