Victory Day (United States)
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Victory Day is a holiday observed in the United States state of Rhode Island with state offices closed on the second Monday of August. Rhode Island and Arkansas, which stopped celebrating the day in 1
Crowds celebrating V-J Day in Times Square
Scene made famous by Life magazine photograph
Citizens and workers of Oak Ridge, Tennessee celebrate V-J Day.
Victory over Japan Day
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Victory over Japan Day is the day on which Imperial Japan surrendered in World War II, in effect bringing the war to an end. The term has been applied to both of the days on which the initial announce
Victory Day (United States)
…holiday, though Arkansas's name for the holiday was "World War II Memorial Day." The holiday celebrates the conclusion of World War II and is related to Victory over Japan Day in the United Kingdom. Rhode Island retains the date as a formal state holiday in tribute to the number of sailors it sent and lost in the Pacific…
Representatives of the Empire of Japan aboard USS Missouri at the surrender of Japan on September 2, 1945
US and Soviet sailors and seamen celebrating V-J Day on August 14, 1945