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Victory

WWII scrapbook in the collections of the Michigan Historical MuseumApril 12, 1945: President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies and Vice President Harry S Truman becomes president.

May 7, 1945: Less than a week after its leader Adolph Hitler commits suicide, Nazi Germany surrenders. Americans celebrate V-E (Victory in Europe) Day on May 8.

August 14, 1945: A short time after America drops atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan surrenders. Americans celebrate V-J (Victory over Japan) Day on August 15.

September 2, 1945: World War II ends.

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