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

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

Learn the meaning, history, and significance of Victory Day in the USA also how it's observed as a state holiday, ...

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

Monday marks a holiday that Rhode Island, alone amongst all 50 states, recognizes as official- Victory Day, also commonly referred to as Victory over Japan Day or V-J Day.

Rhode Island has apparently been on its own since the late 1960s or ’70s, when Arkansas dropped its version of Victory Day — known there as “World War II Memorial Day” — and reportedly ...

Rhode Island, long a symbol of rebellion and a middle-finger-up sort of attitude, is the only remaining state that observes Victory Day -- formerly Victory Over Japan, or VJ Day. Back in the 1990s ...

Japan soon surrendered, ending the war that, according to the National Archives, killed more than 1,600 Rhode Islanders. President Harry Truman declared Sept. 2 Victory Over Japan Day.

Since Victory Day is a state holiday and not a federal holiday, many state offices in Rhode Island will be closed to observe the day. This year, the Victory Day celebration will take place on ...