World War II: The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Instrument_of_Surrender" id="mwvA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Japanese Instrument of Surrender">Japanese Instrument of Surrender</a> is signed by Japan and the major warring powers aboard the battleship <a about="#mwt55" data-mw='{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"USS","href":"./Template:USS"},"params":{"1":{"wt":"Missouri"},"2":{"wt":"BB-63"},"3":{"wt":"6"}},"i":0}}]}' href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Missouri_(BB-63)" id="mwvQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="USS Missouri (BB-63)" typeof="mw:Transclusion">USS<span typeof="mw:Entity"> </span><i>Missouri</i></a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Bay" id="mwvg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Tokyo Bay">Tokyo Bay</a>.