War Was Finally Over August 14, 1945

It was finally over, the Japanese had surrendered. The end of the war, WWII, has left a bit of confusion. The part that is not confused is that it was a "Victory Over Japan" and would become known as VJ day. The confusion comes with the date and which one should be celebrated Should it be

• August 14, 1945, the date the Japanese government cabled the U.S. that they surrendered. 
• August 15, 1945, the date that the news that the Japs had surrendered was announced to the world. 
• September 2, 1945 the date of the formal surrender ceremony was held in Tokyo Bay aboard the USS Missouri President Truman declared September 2nd as VJ day

The battle in Pacific was hard fought and bloody. Japans resistance was fierce, the U.S was battling island to island and casualties on both sides were high. The citizens of the United States will never forget Pearl Harbor that was answered by the United States dropping an atomic bomb on Hiroshima August 6th , 1945. The Japanese did not surrender as the U.S. wanted rathery they waited and in the meanwhile the U.S. dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki Japan.