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V-J Day was initially commemorated throughout the United States every year on September 2, beginning in 1948, but as the war faded from memory so has the holiday. According to WPRI-TV, the reason for abolishing V-J Day was economic, because workers got a paid day off. There was even a debate over whether or not even Rhode Island would abolish ...
Harper, Robert S., Ohio Handbook of the Civil War. Columbus, Ohio: The Ohio Historical Society, 1961. Harper, Robert S. "The Ohio Press in the Civil War." Civil War History 3.3 (1957): 221–252. excerpt; Jackson, W. Sherman. "Emancipation, negrophobia and Civil War politics in Ohio, 1863-1865." Journal of Negro History 65.3 (1980): 250–260 ...
What's V-J Day? Victory over Japan Day is the anniversary of Japan's formal surrender to the Allies. In August of 1945 news of the surrender was announced and celebrations erupted all across the ...
Lake Erie near modern Put-in-Bay, Ohio: War of 1812 68 United Kingdom vs United States of America Battle of Buffington Island [15] July 19, 1863 Portland, Ohio / Buffington Island: American Civil War: Morgan's Raid (1863) 77 United States of America vs Confederate States of America: Battle of Salineville [16] July 26, 1863 near Salineville ...
Aug. 4—SOUTH CAROLINA — The Second World War was a bloody conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945. The war was waged between the Axis powers, which included Germany, Italy and Japan, and the ...
The Royal British Legion has urged Second World War veterans to register for commemorations marking the 80th anniversaries of VE Day and VJ Day this year. Victory in Europe (VE) Day happened on ...
Ohio Roster Commission. Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War on the Rebellion, 1861–1865, Compiled Under the Direction of the Roster Commission (Akron, OH: Werner Co.), 1886–1895. Reid, Whitelaw. Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers (Cincinnati, OH: Moore, Wilstach, & Baldwin), 1868.
The Moosup VJ Day Parade, one of only a few in the country, will kick-off its 63rd march on Sunday. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...