This Day in History for August 14 – World War II Ends and More

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1935 – The United States Social Security Act becomes law (More info)

1945 – Japan surrenders to the United States, ending World War II (More info)

1985 – Michael Jackson purchases the publishing rights to the vast majority of The Beatles' catalog for $47 million, outbidding Paul McCartney (More info)

1995 – Shannon Faulkner becomes the first female cadet at the Citadel (More info)

2003 – A major power outage affects 50 million people across the eastern US and parts of Canada (More info)