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The Japanese surrender ceremony aboard the USS Missouri.

Japanese foreign affairs minister Mamoru Shigemitsu (center) signs
the Japanese Instrument of Surrender, Gen. Richard K. Sutherland
(left) observes.

Japan surrendered to the U.S. aboard the USS Missouri, ending
World War II. The war ended six years and one day after it began.

Gen. Douglas MacArthur signs the Japanese surrender document.

President Harry S. Truman proclaiming this day in 1945 as V-J Day.

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On this day in 1886, pharmacist Dr. John Styth Pemberton (below)
developed an early version of a beverage that would later become
known as"Coca-Cola." Pemberton sold his rights to the soft drink
shortly before his death.

John Stith Pemberton
(July 8, 1831 – August 16, 1888)

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The Hindenburg flies over Manhattan on May 6, 1937.

Hindenburg Crash Site Memorial today in Lakehurst, NJ .

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NASA announced the selection of America’s first seven astronauts
on this day in 1959.

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The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 508 points on this day in 1987. It was called Black Monday, the worst one-day percentage
decline, 22.6%, in history.

The supersonic Concorde made its first landing at John F. Kennedy
Airport in New York City on this day in 1977.   

Concorde Press Conference at JFK Airport.