Thanks for that reminder. It seems the news media is forgetting about that momentous day which many of us can recall. GMF "In an age of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." --George Orwell (1903-1950) ---------- Original Message ---------- From: marennad@aol.com To: JOEK4061@msn.com, makeitsew@gmail.com, MI-GENEALOGY-L@rootsweb.com, nadaley@frontiernet.net, NYMADISO-L@rootsweb.com, StLouis-MO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NYMADISO] V-J Day - August 15, 1945 Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 16:38:50 -0400 V-J Day Aug. 15, 1945 is the official date of V-J Day, or Victory over Japan Day. V-J Day followed Victory in Europe Day by three months, and with the surrender of Japan who was the last axis power remaining,V-J Day marks the end of World War II. At noon Japan standard time, Aug. 15, 1945, the Imperial Rescript on Surrender speech by Emperor Hirohito stated Japan's acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration andwas broadcast to the Japanese people via radio. The declaration statedthat if Japan did not surrender and agree to the terms, "They would face prompt and utter destruction." Earlier the same day, the Japanese advised the Allies of their surrender by sending a cable to U.S. President Harry S. Truman. (Note: In U.S. time zones the date was Aug. 14th.) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYMADISO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Not everyone forgot. http://www.nbc40.net/news/14239/ http://michaelgraham.com/archives/happy-peace-through-victory-day/ http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/local_news/providence/providence-ri-observes-victory-day On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 5:31 PM, GMF <gmfree@juno.com> wrote: > Thanks for that reminder. It seems the news media is forgetting about that > momentous day which many of us can recall. > > > GMF > "In an age of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." > --George Orwell (1903-1950) > > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: marennad@aol.com > To: JOEK4061@msn.com, makeitsew@gmail.com, MI-GENEALOGY-L@rootsweb.com, > nadaley@frontiernet.net, NYMADISO-L@rootsweb.com, > StLouis-MO-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NYMADISO] V-J Day - August 15, 1945 > Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 16:38:50 -0400 > > > > > > > V-J Day > > Aug. 15, 1945 is the official date of V-J Day, or Victory over Japan Day. > V-J Day followed Victory in Europe Day by three months, and with the > surrender of Japan who was the last axis power remaining,V-J Day marks the > end of World War II. > > At noon Japan standard time, Aug. 15, 1945, the Imperial Rescript on > Surrender speech by Emperor Hirohito stated Japan's acceptance of the > Potsdam Declaration andwas broadcast to the Japanese people via radio. The > declaration statedthat if Japan did not surrender and agree to the terms, > "They would face prompt and utter destruction." Earlier > the same day, the Japanese advised the Allies of their surrender by > sending a cable to U.S. President Harry S. Truman. (Note: In U.S. time > zones the date was Aug. 14th.) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYMADISO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYMADISO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Margo Frink Vice President - Managing Editor M3P Media LLC Margo@m3pmedia.com 315-363-4254 315-481-8732 www.madisoncountycourier.com www.oneidacountycourier.com www.onondagacountycourier.com www.jeffersoncourier.com www.herkimercountycourier.com www.oswegocountycourier.com Your News, Your Voice