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OCEAN CITY CELEBRATES THE END OF WORLD WAR By Fred Miller
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“PEACE” was the headline on the August 15, 1945 Philadelphia Inquirer.
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EVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, August 15, 1945, the Philadelphia Inquirer, like daily newspapers all over the country, set its headline in the biggest type size available and printed one word, “PEACE.” The article under the bold headline reported the most important story imaginable. “Washington, Aug. 14—The war is over. Japan has surrendered unconditionally, and Allied forces on land and sea and in the air have been ordered to cease firing. President Truman broke the news to a tensely waiting Nation at 7 p.m. today, just one hour after the Japanese acceptance of the final Allied terms had been delivered to the State Department by the neutral Swiss Government. “The President’s announcement, delivered with a smile as he stood in his White House office flanked by the members of his Cabinet, ended the bloodiest conflict in all history. It came 44 months after Pearl Harbor, when the Pacific War began, and three months after the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany.” “War Over—Peace Flash Touches Off Noisy But Orderly Celebration Here” was the front-page headline of the August
