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Thousands jammed New York's Times Square after Pres. Harry Truman announced Japan's unconditional surrender, Aug. 14, 1945. There is a replica of the Statue of Liberty in front of One Times Square. (AP Photo) ( VICTORY IN JAPAN DAY 1945 )

10th August 1945: WAAFs link arms with soldiers during the VJ Day celebrations in Piccadilly Circus. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) ( martyn5/hdc/vj5 )

Crowds at Downing Street, London, cheer prime minister Clement Attlee after the surrender of Japan. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) ( 97i/08/huty/6539/6 )

A member of the Chinese Military Mission in London, passing through Piccadilly Circus, was carried shoulder high by crowds singing 'For He's A Jolly Good Fellow'. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) ( martyn5/hdc/vj22 )

10th August 1945: A man waving from a lamppost to the crowds below in Piccadilly Circus, London, during the celebrations following the news of Japan's surrender. (Photo by Reg Speller/Fox Photos/Getty Images) ( 97s/47/huty/9569/13 )

August 1945: American troops at Place de l' Opera read news of the Japanese surrender in the newspaper, 'Libe-Soir'. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) ( 97i/51/huty/10209/14 )

Jubilant crowds gather outside Buckingham Palace, hoping to see the King, following news of Japan's surrender at the end of World War II. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images) ( martyn5/hdc/vj26 )

15th August 1945: Crowds outside Buckingham Palace on VJ Day, waiting to see the King. (Photo by Stevens /Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) ( martyn5/hdc/vj19 )

A girl and a soldier embrace during the V-J day celebrations. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) ( martyn11/first/sww/supp/00933 )

11th August 1945: Women, wrapped in American flags, during the celebrations following the end of the war in the Far East. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) ( decades/0745/053 )

A jubilant crowd of American Italians are seen as they wave flags and toss papers in the air while celebrating Japan's unconditional surrender in their neighborhood in New York City, on August 14, 1945. (AP Photo) ( NEW YORK CELEBRATES V-J DAY )

San Franciscans are shown celebrating the Japanese surrender, known as V-J Day, on August 14, 1945. (AP Photo/Ernest K. Bennett) ( V-J DAY REACTION IN U.S. )

circa 1945: A flurry of ticker tape outside British Columbia House in London, after the announcement of victory in the Far East. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images) ( decades/0745/072 )

Cheering crowds in Piccadilly during the VJ Day celebrations. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) ( martyn5/hdc/vj11 )

10th August 1945: Crowds of Londoners gather around Piccadilly Circus to celebrate Japan's surrender. (Photo by Express/Express/Getty Images) ( martyn5/hdc/vj30 )

16th August 1945: Jubliant crowds dance on Clapham Common under searchlights, as London celebrates the news of Japan's surrender. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) ( martyn5/hdc/vj4 )

Soldiers and their partners celebrate Victory over Japan Day (V-J Day), in New York City, 14th August 1945. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) ( J153279510 )

1945: A VJ Day celebration in New York, NY. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images) ( 97m/17/huty/6897/17 )

A sailor and a member of the Women's Army Corp, after trading caps, do a "Victory Jive" on New York's Broadway, Aug. 14, 1945 after the news of the Japanese surrender had been announced. (AP Photo/Harry Harris) ( WWII VJ Day US Reactions 1945 )

15th August 1945: A party of youngsters wait on the railings of Buckingham Palace for news of the victory in the Far East. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images) ( decades/0745/071 )

circa 1945: Dancing through the night at the Peabody Buildings, Hammersmith, following news of Japan's surrender. A piano carried out into the street provided the music. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) ( decades/0745/054 )

10th August 1945: Soldiers and sailors dancing in the streets of London to celebrate the news of the Japanese surrender. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) ( martyn5/hdc/vj9 )

A rear view of a soldier on crutches kissing a woman as they stand in a group of servicemen and others celebrating the end of World War II on VJ Day, New York City, August 1945. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) ( T592483_02 )

16th August 1945: A sailor is thrown into the air and caught by a group of land girls in Trafalgar Square, London, during VJ Day (Victory In Japan) celebrations. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) ( 97p/19/6904/30 )

15th August 1945: American troops in Paris celebrate news of the Japanese surrender, by marching through the streets with the stars and stripes and a news headline that reads, 'Japs Licked'. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) ( 97i/51/huty/10209/06 )

15th August 1945: The Victoria Monument outside Buckingham Palace became a grandstand for jubilant spectators waiting to catch a glimpse of the Royal family on VJ Day. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) ( martyn5/hdc/vj18 )

10th August 1945: A London policeman joins the celebratory crowds in London's West End, following the news of Japan's surrender. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) ( martyn5/hdc/vj24 )

2nd September 1945: GIs amongst the crowds in Piccadilly, London, after the announcement of the Japanese surrender. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images) ( martyn5/hdc/vj16 )

10th August 1945: In the excitement of the celebrations following news of Japan's surrender, an American soldier kisses a London girl in Piccadilly Circus. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) ( martyn5/hdc/vj3 )

Chinese Americans on Mott and Pell Streets in New York's Chinatown celebrate the Japanese surrender on V-J Day, Aug. 14, 1945. (AP Photo/Tom Fitzsimmons) ( VJ Day Celebration In Chinatown 1945 )

Most of the residents of Chinatown turn-out amid bursting firecrackers and the sacred dragon dance to celebrate Japan's acceptance of the Allies surrender terms in New York, Aug. 14, 1945. (AP Photo/John Rooney) ( V-J Day New York )

Crowds cheering on Great White Way, New York City, as President Truman announces Japan's surrender at the end of World War II. A scaled-down version of the Statue of Liberty is in the foreground. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) ( 97f/36/vica/8049/06 )

15th August 1945: Jubilant London housewives celebrate the news of Japan's surrender. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) ( martyn5/hdc/vj15 )

Paper litters Seventh Avenue at 35th Street in New York's Garment District as workers began celebrating after it was announced Japan had accepted the Allied surrender terms on Aug. 14, 1945.(AP Photo) ( V-J Day New York )

1945: People celebrating on a American street strewn with paper on VJ day. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images) ( 97k/17/huty/6874/38 )

2nd September 1945: An American air display in the sky over the USS Missouri on VJ Day. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images) ( 97i/12/huty/6522/1378-3 )

Representatives of the Allied nations stand at attention as General Douglas MacArthur speaks, prior to the signing of the Instrument of Surrender aboard the USS Missouri, Sept. 2, 1945. (AP Photo) ( WWII Japan Surrenders 1945 )

This is the scene aboard the battleship Missouri as the Japanese surrender documents were signed in Tokyo Bay, Sept. 2, 1945. (AP Photo) ( WWII Japan Surrenders 1945 )