Movies at MacArthur - Surrender on the USS Missouri

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Event type: All Ages

The "Movies at MacArthur" film series takes place the third Tuesday of each month (unless noted otherwise).

Doors to the museum open at 5:45 p.m. and the movies begin at 6:30.
Admission is free and there will be complimentary popcorn and drinks available.

On September 2nd, 1945, World War II came to its official end aboard a legendary battleship anchored in Tokyo Bay. Some seventy million people had died during the war, but now the fighting would end not with a rifle shot but rather with the swift stroke of a ceremonial pen. The official surrender ceremony on the USS Missouri would attract a world-wide radio audience with famous Pacific commanding General Douglas MacArthur handling the Instrument of Surrender proceedings. Over 3,000 soldiers and dignitaries looked on from every inch of Missouri’s decks, including a small delegation of conquered Japanese. What happened immediately after the signing that left so many in complete awe? What is Mighty Mo’s legacy today at Pearl Harbor, where she rests not far from another famous battleship, the USS Arizona? Are there veterans still alive who were there to witness the Japanese surrender ending the war?

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