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This Day in History: WWII victory over Japan announced on Aug. 15, 1945

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 ...
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V-J Day celebration honors veterans at National World War II Memorial

WASHINGTON — Veterans, families and the public gathered Tuesday at the National World War II Memorial to mark the 80th anniversary of V-J Day, the formal surrender of Japan to the allies aboard the ...
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King vows sacrifices of VJ Day heroes will ‘never be forgotten’ in historic message to nation

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 ...
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VIDEO: The wisdom shared by Claremore veterans on V-J Day 80th anniversary

CLAREMORE, Okla. — The Claremore Veterans Home hosted Oklahoma's only 80th anniversary ceremony of V-J Day, marking the surrender of Imperial Japan to Allied Forces on Sept. 2, 1945. "As far as the ...