Rhode Island is the only state to celebrate Victory Day, which recognizes the end of World War II with the surrender of Japan ...

RI is the only state to celebrate Victory Day, which recognizes the end of WWII in 1945 with the surrender of Japan on August ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Like Del’s Lemonade or the Gaspee parade, Victory Day is one of the Ocean State’s unique summertime ...

Monday marks a holiday that Rhode Island, alone amongst all 50 states, recognizes as official- Victory Day, also commonly referred to as Victory over Japan Day or V-J Day.

Learn the meaning, history, and significance of Victory Day in the USA also how it's observed as a state holiday, ...

State courts and most state, city and town offices are closed. Federal buildings such as the post office remain open.

Rhode Island observes Victory Day on the second Monday of August, commemorating the end of World War II. The holiday has ...

Temperatures across Rhode Island are expected to soar into the 90s this week. Heat indices in Providence are forecasted to ...

The day is meant to honor the millions of Americans who served during the war. In Rhode Island, there are 1,033 living WWII veterans, according to a 2022 survey from the National World War II Museum.

It’s Victory Day in Rhode Island on Monday.It marks Japan's surrender to the U.S., ending World War 2 in August 1945.

Rhode Island has apparently been on its own since the late 1960s or ’70s, when Arkansas dropped its version of Victory Day — known there as “World War II Memorial Day” — and reportedly ...