The 1945 paper, issue 13 of 50
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A newspaper from the year it happened.
It’s 1945. This is the news.
“Japan Signs on the Missouri”
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1933193419351936193719381939
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1940194119421943194419451946194719481949
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1970197119721973197419751976197719781979
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198019811982
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