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D20009-16
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- 1945-08-14 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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At 4p.m. on Tuesday, August 14, 1945, after days of anticipation, President Truman made the announcement that the Japanese had surrendered. Spontaneous celebrations erupted all over Tacoma as store owners closed their businesses and took to the street. Bumper to bumper traffic snarled transportation downtown as an impromptu parade of cheering and honking citizens jammed into vehicles cried out their joy that the war was over. (TNT 8/15/1945, pg. 1)
Victory celebrations--Tacoma--1940-1950;