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

Recognized in Rhode Island since 1948, Victory Day is among the 11 state holidays listed on the Rhode Island Secretary of State's website. It's celebrated on the second Monday of August.

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.

Rhode Island was always an outlier with its Victory Day observance: in 1953 the AP inaccurately called it “the only state in the union that voted to make V-J a legal holiday,” though two years ...

The Brief President Donald Trump wants to change the name of Veterans Day. Trump also said in a social media post that he wants May 8 to be called "Victory in World War II Day." Only Congress has ...

Russian servicemen march during the Victory Day parade, marking the 73rd anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, at Red Square in Moscow, May 9, 2018.

King Charles has honoured the victims of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during his historic Victory in the Pacific Day speech.

On Monday, August 11, the Ocean State will observe Victory Day, which marks the end of World War II with the surrender of Japan on Aug. 14, 1945. When is Victory Day? Recognized in Rhode Island since ...

While some websites claim Victory Day used to be a federal holiday, too, that appears to be a myth – there is no mention of it in an authoritative 1999 U.S. Senate report on the topic.

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