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
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
Crowds celebrating V-J Day in Times Square on August 14, 1945
Citizens and workers of Oak Ridge, Tennessee celebrate V-J Day on August 14, 1945
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
Victory over Japan Day
…The event is not an official federal holiday. In March, 1948, Rhode Island officially established its state holiday commemorating the ending of WW2 as "Victory Day",, the observance of which was changed in the late 1960s to the second Monday of August. Some communities in the United States continue to commemorate…
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