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Palm Springs Air Museum. The ceremony took place on the USS Missouri, which was anchored in Tokyo Bay on Sept 2, 1945 (almost a month after the atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima).
Japanese representatives on board the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay to participate in formal surrender ceremonies on Sept. 2, 1945. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Each interested person could surrender voluntary in prison, and also to be executed in it. At own will
4th materialisation of Cardboardia! Moscow. Gogolevskij Bulvar. 6 and 7 september
Dress rehearsal photo from "Suite Surrender" at the Barn Theatre, directed by Todd Mills. Performances September 22 - October 8, 2023.
Photo by Joe Gigli
Dress rehearsal photo from "Suite Surrender" at the Barn Theatre, directed by Todd Mills. Performances September 22 - October 8, 2023.
Photo by Joe Gigli
Dress rehearsal photo from "Suite Surrender" at the Barn Theatre, directed by Todd Mills. Performances September 22 - October 8, 2023.
Photo by Joe Gigli
At 10 o'clock on the morning of October 17, 1781, a drummer beating a "parley," and a British officer with a flag of truce, mounted a parapet south of Yorktown. The allies saw the signal, and soon the incessant, devastating artillery fire ceased. A hushed stillness fell over the field.
Lord Cornwallis, realizing the defeat of his army was inevitable, sent a message to General George Washington:
"Sir, I propose a cessation of hostilities for twenty-four hours, and that two officers may be appointed by each side, to meet at Mr. Moore's house, to settle terms for the surrender of the posts of York and Gloucester."
Why Cornwallis selected the Moore House for the negotiations was not explained, however, there are a number of possibilities.The Moore House was well outside the line of siege fire, and therefore, not damaged. It was a neutral location, hiding the British situation in town, and possibly selected in the hope of securing better surrender terms. And finally, it was a convenient location for both sides to reach, as it was situated along the York River.
Dress rehearsal photo from "Suite Surrender" at the Barn Theatre, directed by Todd Mills. Performances September 22 - October 8, 2023.
Photo by Joe Gigli
Dress rehearsal photo from "Suite Surrender" at the Barn Theatre, directed by Todd Mills. Performances September 22 - October 8, 2023.
Photo by Joe Gigli