WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — World War II veterans and others gathered at the National World War II Memorial on Sept. 2 to commemorate the end to the conflict which pitted Allied forces against Axis ...

A series of commemorative events to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day are set to take place across Bradford. VJ Day, or Victory over Japan Day, is commemorated on 15 August each year, and marks the ...

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - On August 15, 1945, the world celebrated victory over Japan and the end of World War II after two atomic bombs were dropped on its cities. Japan surrendered on August 14, but the ...

King Charles III has vowed that the service and sacrifice of VJ Day heroes “shall never be forgotten” on the 80th anniversary of the date in 1945 when Japan surrendered to the Allied forces during the ...

Peace had finally returned to the world and the people of Sunderland turned out in their thousands to hear that it was true. It was a year of reflection and celebration for Sunderland in 1945 and that ...