Victory Day USA: This day is celebrated on the second Monday of August on Rhodes Island. The day is celebrated because Japan’s surrender after the Hiroshima and Nagasaki incidents to the Allies was made public. The holiday is observed as a mark of the end of the war.
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History of Victory Day USA
The victory of the USA was first observed on Rhodes Island on August 14, 1948. Since 1966 the holiday has been celebrated on 2nd Monday of August. The holiday is celebrated because of the victory over Japan which marks the end of World War 2. The day is a tribute to the people who were sent and lost on the Pacific front.
This day started to be recognized as a Legal Holiday when Japan surrendered after Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed on 6 AUGUST and Nagasaki on 9th August which led to the surrender of Japan which ended the Second World War.
Initially, the day was celebrated by Rhodes Island and Arkansas state On 14 August but Arkansas dropped the holiday in 1975 making Rhodes the only state to have celebrated this holiday legally. Later Rhode Island General Assembly enacted legislation in 1966 to observe the holiday on the second Monday in August annually.
This is a controversial holiday as it may hurt the feeling of Japanese Americans but no amount of effort got it removed or at least renamed.
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Significance Victory Day USA
Victory Day is a tribute to the soldiers who died in World War 2 as 1 out of 10 Americans fought that battle. This day marks the end of most deadliest and most destructive wars ever fought on this planet.
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