TODAY IN HISTORY

1945:President Harry S. Truman’s announcement of Japan’s unconditional surrender marks the effective end of World War II.
1935: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act, establishing better financial security for older people.
1941: FDR and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill issue the Atlantic Charter—an agreement to work together against Adolf Hitler—after the two leaders forge a personal and political friendship during secret meetings off the Newfoundland coast.