65 years Ago -While Japan surrendered aboard the Battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Vietnam Declared Independence with the words of Thomas Jefferson
Happy 65th Independence Day (September 2, 1945) to all of my Vietnamese friends and colleagues in Vietnam and abroad.
Ho Chi Minh at the independence day of Democratic Republic of Vietnam, September 2, 1945
Most Americans do not know that it was on this date, as the formal Japanese surrender ceremonies were taking place aboard the battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay, that Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam’s independence from colonial rule. He stepped up to a rostrum in Hanoi’s Ba Dinh Square and, carefully borrowing the key portion of the precise text of Thomas Jefferson, delivered the Declaration of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
The English translation of this portion his exact text is as follows:
” ‘All men are created equal. They are endowed by their
Creator with certain inalienable rights, among these are Life,
Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness….’
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Where did you get the photo of Ho Chi Minh?
I wish I could recall for you but I cannot.
I have quite a digital collection that I have assembled over the past several years. Many are from the internet, some are from books and a few, various people have sent to me. As for this particular photo in this Blog, I just do not recall where I originally got it from. Sorry I cannot be more helpful.
Do you need a photo of Ho Chi Minh?