953 nut 68,321 #1 Posted yesterday at 11:13 AM September 2, 1945: Representatives from Japan signed the formal Japanese Surrender aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, officially marking the end of World War II. This day is celebrated as V-J Day (Victory over Japan Day) 3 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 12,754 #2 Posted yesterday at 12:25 PM 1 hour ago, 953 nut said: This day is celebrated as V-J Day (Victory over Japan Day) Not so much anymore... ONLY RI recognizes it as a Holiday. A Bank Holiday, State, Town & Local Offices closed on a Monday in mid August. About on the same level as Columbus Day in October - not all States celebrate it. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 68,321 #3 Posted yesterday at 02:24 PM I will be pleasantly suppressed if the major TV networks' evening news gives any coverage of VJ Day, probably not politically correct. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 17,252 #4 Posted 23 hours ago 49 minutes ago, 953 nut said: I will be pleasantly suppressed if the major TV networks' evening news gives any coverage of VJ Day, probably not politically correct. Lately I’ve been wondering how, or perhaps whether, some of the current conflicts will be observed in the future. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 12,754 #5 Posted 21 hours ago 5 hours ago, ri702bill said: ONLY RI recognizes it as a Holiday. There was another State that celebrated this Holiday - Nebraska. Up until about 10 years or so ago. Now, Just RI. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 17,252 #6 Posted 21 hours ago (edited) 12 minutes ago, ri702bill said: There was another State that celebrated this Holiday - Nebraska. Up until about 10 years or so ago. Now, Just RI. Fraught, isn’t it--how to respectfully honor a momentous historical event amidst a radically changed world order? Edited 21 hours ago by Handy Don 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldlineman 1,784 #7 Posted 19 hours ago Very sad, many brave young men and women fought for this country ( my late father being one and his brother also) so that we and the world could remain free. That is worth remembering where I come from! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 32,065 #8 Posted 17 hours ago Sad... Watch the interviews they do each year on the beaches during spring break... I'm guessing maybe 10% of our college students could locate Japan on a globe without AI assistance... 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldlineman 1,784 #9 Posted 3 hours ago Yes we are becoming a world that can be manipulated by just troughing a switch! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 68,321 #10 Posted 3 hours ago (edited) 21 hours ago, 953 nut said: I will be pleasantly suppressed if the major TV networks' evening news gives any coverage of VJ Day, probably not politically correct. Can't speak for other network evening news but ABC didn't even give one second of coverage of VJ Day. People died to protect the right to a free press and they didn't see fit to say Thank You. Edited 3 hours ago by 953 nut 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
