The Olympic legend, who served in the Army for 10 years, is encouraging Brits to take part in the upcoming VE Day ...

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.

notes that Victory Day is still known to many as "Victory over Japan Day ... given the proximity of the holiday's date" to the use of the atomic bombs on Japan and the announcement, soon after ...

2, 1945, to officially end World War II. China and Russia commemorate Sept. 3 as the victory day over Japan. Aug. 15, 1945, is simply the day when Emperor Hirohito, posthumously known as Emperor ...

Children fly the flag as the countdown to a great British summer to remember starts. Schools will be the centre of celebrations to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day on May 8, which marks the end ...

as part of the UK government's national programme to commemorate the 80th anniversaries of both VE Day in May and Victory over Japan (VJ) Day on 15 August. Events will include the Great British ...