September 2 is the day the Second World War formally ended, with Japan's surrender signed aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay in 1945. It's also the day India's Interim Government took office in 1946, with Jawaharlal Nehru holding the powers of prime minister nearly a year before independence.
On this day
1945Japan signed its formal surrender aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, bringing the Second World War to an end after a ceremony that lasted just 23 minutes.This Photo was taken by Reinhold Möller. Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and send me a message. This image is not public domain. Please respect the copyright protection. It may only be used according to the rules mentioned here. This specifically excludes use · CC BY-SA 4.0
1666The Great Fire of London broke out in a baker's house on Pudding Lane and burned for nearly five days, destroying over 13,000 houses and 87 churches.Colin via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
1946IndiaThe Interim Government of India took office, with Jawaharlal Nehru holding the powers of prime minister nearly a year before full independence.DelwarHossain via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Did you know
The Great Fire of London destroyed more than 13,000 houses and 87 churches, but the official death toll was just six — largely because the poor whose homes burned rarely had their deaths formally recorded at all.