Here is footage of Japanese surrender ceremony on board the USS Missouri. Watch our LIVE coverage of the WWII conference tomorrow starting at 10 AM @cspan 2 #history #wwii | American History TV

55K views · 1.7K reactions |  This Day in History On this day in 1942, the Battle of Midway began in the Pacific Ocean. The 4-day battle between the U.S. and Japan, fought almost entirely with aircraft, was one of the most important American naval victories of WWII.  Get an inside look tonight at 11PM on Battle of Midway: The True Story. https://bit.ly/3mRiEIO | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation | Facebook

23K views · 632 reactions | During WWII, the 1945 attack on Balikpapan was described as ""hell on earth"" by those who witnessed it. This rare footage shows the epic scale of the assault, in which 3,000 tons of aerial bombs and 46,800 of naval ammunitions were used. Fall of Japan | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation | Facebook

2.2K views · 42 reactions | WWII's Battle of the Philippines Sea was the biggest carrier battle in naval history. See footage of the deadly dogfights on The Pacific War in Color: https://bit.ly/2WctjEF | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation | Facebook