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14 August
1945
V-J Day
1830 MBS Japanese Surrender News
Network
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Running time
9 min
Broadcast 1945-08-14.
← A Century on the Air
14 August – 2 September 1945
V-J Day
The night the war ended
This is the most densely recorded night of the entire war, because by 1945 everybody was recording. You can follow it almost minute by minute: the first Forrestal flash on NBC, Robert Trout's fifteen seconds, Truman at the White House, then the networks abandoning any pretence of schedule and going to the streets — Times Square, Chicago, Milwaukee, Hollywood, Independence, Missouri. The next morning brings Attlee and King George VI from London and Hirohito's surrender broadcast from Tokyo, the first time most Japanese had ever heard the Emperor's voice.
49 recordings · 13 broadcasters
Who carried it
US network pool14CBS8NBC6BBC5AFRS4Mutual3WISN2CBS pool feed2KMBC1US Navy1KLUF1NHK1WOR1
Tuesday, 14 August 1945
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14 August
1945
V-J Day
1915 1930 MBS Japanese Surrender
Network
Archive recordings
Running time
12 min
Broadcast 1945-08-14.
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14 August
1945
V-J Day
1945 2000 ABC Japanese Surrender
Network
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Running time
9 min
Broadcast 1945-08-14.
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14 August
1945
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14 August
1945
V-J Day
Command Performance 187a Victory Extra
Network
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Running time
50 min
Broadcast 1945-08-14.
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14 August
1945
V-J Day
Columbia Presents Corwin Fourteen August — VJ Day
Network
Archive recordings
Running time
16 min
Broadcast 1945-08-14.
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14 August
1945
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14 August
1945
V-J Day
OWI Hirohito Speech Surrendering Because Of A Bomb
Network
Archive recordings
Running time
7 min
Broadcast 1945-08-14.
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14 August
1945
V-J Day
Reports Truman Accepts Japanese Surrender
Network
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Running time
3 min
Broadcast 1945-08-14.
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14 August
1945
V-J Day
Reports VJ Day Celebrations In Cinncinati
Network
Archive recordings
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1945-08-14.
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14 August
1945
V-J Day
Robert Trout Reports End Of World War II
Network
Archive recordings
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1945-08-14.
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14 August
1945
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14 August
1945
V-J Day
Live From Independence Missouri
Network
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Running time
6 min
Broadcast 1945-08-14.
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14 August
1945
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14 August
1945
V-J Day
Japanese Surrender News NYC Crowds
Network
Archive recordings
Running time
11 min
Broadcast 1945-08-14.
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14 August
1945
V-J Day
Ben Grauer On VJ Day Celebrations In Times Square
Network
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Running time
4 min
Broadcast 1945-08-14.
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14 August
1945
V-J Day
Don Oder Reporting From Chicago
Network
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Running time
3 min
Broadcast 1945-08-14.
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14 August
1945
V-J Day
HV Kaltenborn Comments On Japanese Surrender
Network
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Running time
5 min
Broadcast 1945-08-14.
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14 August
1945
V-J Day
HV Kaltenborn Reports On The End Of The War
Network
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Running time
5 min
Broadcast 1945-08-14.
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14 August
1945
V-J Day
Via AP — 1st Bona Fide Japanese Surrender Sec Forrestal
Network
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Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1945-08-14.
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14 August
1945
V-J Day
Public Announcement — VJ Day Services
Network
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Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1945-08-14.
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14 August
1945
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14 August
1945
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14 August
1945
V-J Day
VJ Day Report From White House
Network
Archive recordings
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1945-08-14.
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14 August
1945
V-J Day
Japan Surrender Celebration Milwaukee 1
Network
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Running time
58 min
Broadcast 1945-08-14.
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14 August
1945
V-J Day
Japan Surrender Celebration Milwaukee 2
Network
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Running time
19 min
Broadcast 1945-08-14.
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14 August
1945
V-J Day
Woman Describes VJ Day Announcement
Network
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Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1945-08-14.
Wednesday, 15 August 1945
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15 August
1945
V-J Day
Command Performance Victory Extra
Network
Archive recordings
Running time
1h 40m
Broadcast 1945-08-15.
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15 August
1945
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15 August
1945
V-J Day
British Crowd Celebrates VJ Day
Network
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Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1945-08-15.
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15 August
1945
V-J Day
British Crowd Sings God Save The King
Network
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Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1945-08-15.
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15 August
1945
V-J Day
Clement Atlee Announces The Surrender Of Japan
Network
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Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1945-08-15.
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15 August
1945
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15 August
1945
V-J Day
Admiral Bull Halsey Message To 3rd Fleet
Network
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Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1945-08-15.
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15 August
1945
V-J Day
Bill Henry The Second World War Is Over
Network
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Running time
5 min
Broadcast 1945-08-15.
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15 August
1945
V-J Day
Crisis In War Town Heartbreak Island
Network
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Running time
15 min
Broadcast 1945-08-15.
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15 August
1945
V-J Day
WOR BBC VJ Day Gene Krupa from the Hotel Astor
Network
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Running time
14 min
Broadcast 1945-08-15.
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15 August
1945
V-J Day
Hirohito Announces Japanese Surrender
Network
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Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1945-08-15.
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15 August
1945
Transmission
15 August
1945
V-J Day
Bulletin Suicide Of Japanese War Minister
Network
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Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1945-08-15.
Sunday, 2 September 1945
Transmission
2 September
1945
V-J Day
Command Performance VJ Day Special President Truman
Network
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Running time
29 min
Broadcast 1945-09-02.
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2 September
1945
V-J Day
General MacArthur Announces Japans Surrender
Network
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Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1945-09-02.
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2 September
1945
Transmission
2 September
1945
V-J Day
Ernie Pyle Bob Hope On The Wars End
Network
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Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1945-09-02.
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2 September
1945
V-J Day
Japanese Surrender Ceremony Onboard USS Missouri
Network
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Running time
32 min
Broadcast 1945-09-02.
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2 September
1945
V-J Day
Japanese Surrender Broadcast Recap
Network
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Running time
17 min
Broadcast 1945-09-02.
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2 September
1945
V-J Day
Trumans Victory Over Japan Speech
Network
Archive recordings
Running time
2 min
Broadcast 1945-09-02.
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2 September
1945
V-J Day
Surrender ceremonies aboard USS Missouri — part 1
Network
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Running time
29 min
The complete pool coverage of the Japanese surrender ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, carried by every American network.
Transmission
2 September
1945
V-J Day
Surrender ceremonies aboard USS Missouri — part 2
Network
Archive recordings
Running time
14 min
The complete pool coverage of the Japanese surrender ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, carried by every American network.