Rhode Island observes Victory Day on the second Monday of August, commemorating the end of World War II. The holiday has ...

Victory over Japan Day is recognized for Japan's surrender to Allied forces, which signified the end of WWII. The official announcement was made on August 14, 1945; however, ...

Victory over Japan Day, or VJ Day, is commemorated in the U.S. every September 2. It marks when World War II effectively ended, when Japan surrendered to the Allies. Although Japan's surrender ...

September 2nd is also Victory over Japan Day, the day, Japan signed its terms of surrender on the deck of the U.S. Battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay in 1945. It marked the end of World War II.

The Battle of Okinawa was the bloodiest fight in the Pacific theater in World War II, with tens of thousands killed across ...

President Donald Trump announced plans on Thursday to designate May 8 as World War II "Victory Day" and Nov. 11 ... issued a proclamation in August 1946 declaring Aug. 14 as "Victory Over Japan Day." ...

Victory Day has a legacy of incorrectly being referred to as V-J Day, or Victory over Japan Day, which many argue negatively affects the state’s Japanese-American citizens.

Over the decades, there have been long debates about the names, calling it insensitive to the millions of Japanese who also died in the war. Gerrard believes residents can live with the day and it ...

PROVIDENCE – If you want to ignite a war of words at the State House, suggest changing the name of the Rhode Island-only holiday known as Victory Day. That's what happened this week – for the ...

Rhode Island is the only state in the nation that observes a holiday to commemorate the victory over Japan in World War II. Now there’s a fierce debate about the holiday. Victory Day, the second ...

August 14, 1945, is known as Victory Over Japan Day or VJ Day marking the end of World War II. Maggie Bond is one of the organizers of a special event to commemorate the date and she joined the ...