From the August 9, 2015, Chicago Tribune. "On V-J Day, Chicagoans celebrated with abandon" by Ron Grossman.
The newspaper ran a copy of the top of the August 15, 1945, Chicago Tribune's Two-Star Final. Three Cents-- Pay No More.
The banner headline at top of this blog entry.
Other headlines on the page:
U.S.S. Indianapolis Sunk; All Aboard Casualties: Lost in Action After Delivering Atom Bomb Parts.
Army To Free Millions; Cut Draft Quotas.
Jury Asks Execution of Petain.
Words That Ended War.
Hirohito Accepts Role of Puppet; Agrees To carry Out Allied Orders.
Truman to Proclaim V-J Day After Emissaries Complete Signing of Formal Terms.Emperor Says Atom Bomb Made Nippon Give Up.
--GreGen
My Cooter's History Blog has become about 80% World War II anyway, so I figured to start a blog specific to it, especially since we're commemorating its 70th anniversary and we are quickly losing this "Greatest Generation." The quote is taken from Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Curre, who was on the USS Tennessee that day. He died Dec. 7, 2011, seventy years to the day. His photo is below at right.
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