September 2, Japan surrenders to end World War II
Today is Tuesday September 2, the 245th day of 2025. There are 120 days a year left.
Today in history:
On September 2, 1945, Japan officially went during the ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo bay, ending the Second World War.
Also on this date:
In 1666, the big fire in London began, which would destroy more than 13,000 houses and hundreds of additional structures, including Saint-Paul cathedral, during the three days that followed.
In 1789, the United States Treasury Department was created.
In 1864, during the civil war, the forces of General William T. Sherman occupied Atlanta.
In 1935, a category 5 hurricane struck the Florida Keys on the day of the Labor Day, making more than 400 lives.
In 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Defense Education Act, which provided aid to public and private education to promote learning in fields such as mathematics and science.
In 1963, the governor of Alabama George C. Wallace prevented the integration of Tuskegee high school by surrounding the building with state soldiers.
In 1969, in what some see the birth of the Internet, two computers connected to the University of California in Los Angeles passed test data via a 15 -foot cable.
In 1998, a Swissair MD-11 airliner crashed in Nova Scotia, killing the 229 people on board.
In 2005, a National Guard convoy filled with food, water and medicine rolled in New Orleans four days after Hurricane Katrina.
In 2013, during her fifth attempt, the swimmer of American endurance Diana Nyad became the first person to swim from Cuba in Florida without the help of a shark cage.
In 2018, a huge fire engulfed the 200 -year -old National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, while the Museum Firemen and workers were to save historical relics.
In 2019, a fire swept a ship carrying recreational diving divers which were anchored near an island off the coast of southern California; The captain and four other crew members were able to escape the flames, but 34 people trapped below died.
Today’s birthdays:
- The former president of the American Olympic Committee and former Commissioner of the Major Baseball League, Peter Ueberroth, is 88 years old.
- Temple of Football Terry Bradshaw is 77 years old.
- The Nate Archibald basketball renowned temple is 77 years old.
- Actor Mark Harmon is 74 years old.
- Tennis Hall of Famer Jimmy Connors is 73 years old.
- The Eric Dickerson Football Temple is 65 years old.
- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is 63 years old.
- Actor Keanu Reeves is 61.
- The Lennox Lewis boxing temple is 60 years old.
- Actor Salma Hayek is 59 years old.
- The R&B singer K-Ci is 56.
- Electronic Music DJ / Producer Zedd is 36 years old.
