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The United States Navy decisively defeated an Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) attack against Midway Atoll, inflicting irreparable damage on the Japanese fleet.
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The day of the Normandy landings — initiating the Western Allied effort to liberate mainland Europe from Nazi occupation during World War II.
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The United States fought for and captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Empire of Japan.
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V-E Day is when the World War II allies formally accepted the surrender of the armed forces of Nazi Germany.
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Little Boy was dropped on the city of Hiroshima.
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Fat Man over Nagasaki on 9 August.
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Victory over Japan Day.
The day on which Japan surrendered, ending World War II.
