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

V-J Day commemorates the Allied victory over Japan in World War II on Sept. 2, 1945. Profile ... Victory over Japan Day, or VJ Day, is commemorated in the U.S. every September 2.

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, ...

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 ...

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.

Tucson’s war-weary members of the armed forces celebrated V-J Day, Victory over Japan, on Sept. 2, 1945. This marked the official end of World War II, which claimed 400,000 Americans lives.

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.

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 ...

And despite what many residents believe, the legal name of Rhode Island’s holiday was never “V-J Day” (short for “Victory Over Japan”).

August 14, 1945, is known as Victory Over Japan Day or VJ Day marking the end of World War II. Nearly 80 years later a local group hosts a special event to commemorate the date. Maggie Bond is one ...

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.