"V-J Day" is a shortened form of "Victory over Japan Day." It refers to Japan's formal surrender to the Allies on August 14, 1945, which signaled the effective end of World War II.

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 - or VJ Day - was celebrated on 15 August 1945 and it marked the end of World War Two. As the name would suggest, 15 August 1945 was the moment that the Allies ...

Wednesday is V-J Day – again. For anyone who didn’t pay attention in history class, V-J Day is Victory Over Japan Day – the day that marked the end of World War II. But, according to some ...

What is V-J Day? An abbreviation for Victory Over Japan Day, marked by the United States and its allies in the war and by the Asian victims of Japan who won their liberation from years of ...

VICTORY over Japan marked the end of World War Two, after the US dropped nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. But what exactly was VJ Day and what did it mean for those who had endured years of… ...

Victory over Japan Day (or VJ Day) is a yearly commemoration of the day Imperial Japan surrendered to the Allied forces in World War Two. This surrender occurred on August 15 1945 and marked the ...

Victory over Japan Day, also known as V-J Day, V-P Day, and Victory in the Pacific Day, is observed next on Sept. 2. It has always been observed annually Sept. 2.

The day is also known as Victory over Japan Day, V-P Day, and Victory in the Pacific Day. Americans celebrate VJ Day on September 2, when the surrender documents were signed aboard the USS ...

Victory over Japan Day has been applied to both of the days on which the initial announcement of Japan’s surrender was made; the afternoon of August 15, 1945, in Japan, and, because of time zone ...

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 ...

THE 75th anniversary of VJ Day and the end of World War II is being celebrated today, August 15. It marks the day on which Imperial Japan surrendered to the allies in World War II, effectively endi… ...