August 15, 1945 - The Japanese emperor speaks for the first time on radio, telling the Japanese people that the nation has indeed surrendered, offically ending WWII. Although the Japanese had already told the Allies that they agreed to the surrender terms in the Potsdam Conference, the Japanese people refused to believe that they had surrendered until they heard it from the Emperor himself.
August 15, 1969 - Woodstock opens in Bethel, New York.
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