The announcement of Japan’s surrender came on 15 August 1945. That’s the date people in the UK , Australia, and many other ...

For the thousands of British servicemen captured during the fall of Singapore and Malaya in 1942, VJ Day marked liberation ...

Rhode Island is the only state to celebrate Victory Day, which recognizes the end of World War II with the surrender of Japan ...

In 1945, VJ Day coincided with the State Opening of Parliament were thousands watched George VI and Queen Elizabeth driven ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Like Del’s Lemonade or the Gaspee parade, Victory Day is one of the Ocean State’s unique summertime ...

Day will be marked in Telford this Friday (August 15) with a flag-raising ceremony, sharing of the Statement of Peace and a ...

Tue 12 Aug 10.25am • Corporal Jack Greasley appeared in the film Calling Blighty, where troops recorded messages which were then played to friends and family in cinemas back home.

RI is the only state to celebrate Victory Day, which recognizes the end of WWII in 1945 with the surrender of Japan on August ...

A Victory over Japan Day (VJ Day) is taking place in Preston to mark the 80th anniversary. Preston City Council is organising ...

It’s Victory Day in Rhode Island on Monday.It marks Japan's surrender to the U.S., ending World War 2 in August 1945.

Japan has lodged a protest against Russia over the country’s decision to declare Sept. 3 a day of victory over “militaristic Japan”--a move it said would fan mutual antagonism, the top ...

Rhode Island observes Victory Day on the second Monday of August, commemorating the end of World War II. The holiday has faced criticism for focusing on Japan's surrender and the atomic bombings, ...