Events

"Lessons of War & Peace" History Conference

The Battleship Missouri Memorial is delighted to announce its first history conference, being held in conjuction with the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II this summer. The conference dates are Aug. 28 and 29, 2010. Learn more

"End of World War II" 65th Anniversary

This summer, the Battleship Missouri Memorial will mark the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II with a free public ceremony on Sept. 2 in the presence of the USS Arizona Memorial and the Battleship Missouri. These two iconic battleships are symbolic "bookends" of America's role in the war, representing the alpha and the omega of America's role in the war.

The ceremony is part of a Commemoration Week of activities from Aug. 27 to Sept. 4 and will serve as the official commemoration event of this milestone anniversary of Sept. 2, 1945, when U.S. Gen. Douglas MacArthur and representatives of 10 nations assembled to accept Imperial Japan's formal, unconditional surrender aboard the USS Missouri (BB-63) in Tokyo Bay. For more information about Commemoration Week events,  visit www.mightymomembers.org/events.

In the News

2010-01-30 USS Missouri Reopens to Public (KHON-2)

2009-09-28 Historic 'Mighty Mo' battleship to get $18M makeover (USA Today)

2005-09-02 Peace in the Pacific - The End of World War II: 60 Years (The Honolulu Advertiser Commemorative Edition)

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