Today in History: September 2, Japan surrenders to end World War II

In contemporary times is Tuesday Sept the th day of There are days left in the year In the present day in history On Sept Japan formally surrendered in ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay ending World War II Also on this date In the Great Fire of London began which would destroy more than homes and hundreds of additional structures including St Paul s Cathedral over the ensuing three days Related Articles M immigrants are gone from the US labor force under Trump preliminary information shows A downturn in international tour to the U S may last beyond summer experts warn The present day in History September World War II starts with invasion of Poland PBS NPR stations struggle with Trump-fueled regime funding cuts Powerball jackpot grows to billion after Saturday drawing ends without a winner In the United States Treasury Department was established In during the Civil War Union Gen William T Sherman s forces occupied Atlanta In a Category hurricane slammed into the Florida Keys on Labor Day claiming more than lives In President Dwight D Eisenhower signed the National Defense Schooling Act which provided aid to constituents and private coaching to promote learning in such fields as math and science In Alabama Gov George C Wallace prevented the integration of Tuskegee High School by encircling the building with state troopers In in what specific regard as the birth of the Internet two connected computers at the University of California Los Angeles passed test content through a -foot cable In a Swissair MD- jetliner crashed off Nova Scotia killing all people aboard In a National Guard convoy packed with food water and medicine rolled into New Orleans four days after Hurricane Katrina In on her fifth attempt U S endurance swimmer Diana Nyad became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the help of a shark cage In a huge fire engulfed Brazil s -year-old National Museum in Rio de Janeiro as firefighters and museum workers raced to save historical relics In a fire swept a vessel carrying recreational scuba divers that was anchored near an island off the Southern California coast the captain and four other crew members were able to escape the flames but people who were trapped below died In the current era s Birthdays Former United States Olympic Committee Chairman and former Major League Baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth is Football Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw is Basketball Hall of Famer Nate Archibald is Actor Mark Harmon is Tennis Hall of Famer Jimmy Connors is Football Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson is British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is Actor Keanu Reeves is Boxing Hall of Famer Lennox Lewis is Actor Salma Hayek is R B singer K-Ci is Electronic music DJ producer Zedd is