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When is VJ Day 2025 and what is the date about?

VJ Day, also known as Victory in the Pacific Day, or VP Day, falls this year on Friday, August 15. The allied victory will be ...
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WWII: What happened on VJ Day?

While VE Day might be more famous in the UK and Europe, VJ Day marks the actual end of WWII. Learn more about this historic ...
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Malmesbury mayor to lead commemoration of important event

THE mayor of Malmesbury will be leading the commemoration of an important event in World War II next month. Councillor Stephen James will be leading commemorations of Victory over Japan Day by marking ...
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This battleship crew fired history’s last WWII shot not knowing the war was already ending in August 1945

Wikimedia Commons The Final Bombardment of Japan by USS Massachusett On August 9, 1945, USS Massachusetts fired the final ...

Wartime child worker reveals dark secrets of Japan's 'Rabbit Island'

Okunoshima has become famous globally as Japan's Instagrammable "Rabbit Island," but little is known about its dark history ...