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Crowds in Times Square Celebrate V-J Day

Date: 05/08/2007

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IPTC: Caption	Crowds in Times Square Celebrate V-J Day on August 14, 1945 following announcement of Japan's acceptance of Postdam Declaration of unconditional surrender. A crowd of 750,000 people, buzzing with hope and excitement, had gathered in Times Square, eyes fixed on the Times Tower. At 7:03pm, the words finally blazed across the news zipper: ÒOFFICIAL Ð TRUMAN ANNOUNCES JAPANESE SURRENDER.Ó Times Square exploded in a collective cry of joy and relief. By 10pm, the crowd had swelled to more than 2 million, as New Yorkers flooded the Square. Dancing and celebrations went on into the night. Note mockup of Statue of Liberty and below that an effigy of the Iwo Jima Flag raising.	IPTC: Copyright Notice	Caption ©2007 MFA Productions LLC Image Cannot Be Duplicated Without Permission
IPTC: City	New York	IPTC: Country Name	United States
IPTC: Province State	New York