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23
Oct
2011
What Have We Become? // politics

109 days ago by Dick Klade

I don’t remember all the details, but I can clearly recall the scene on VJ (Victory Over Japan) day in my hometown. My father took me on the two-block walk from our home to the downtown area. It seemed as though every ambulatory citizen was there. Democrats, Republicans, Independents, Socialists, an ...

gabbygeezer - gabbygeezer.blogspot.com

Chapter 17: Peace in the world, not at home.

110 days ago by Frank LaPosta Visco

On May 8, 1945, the day the Allies accepted the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany, the world celebrated. It was VE Day --Victory in Europe. Just over 3 months later, on August 15, we celebrated VJ Day – Victory over Japan. Now, prosperity really was just around the corner, although things woul ...

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16
Sep
2011
Stiff Upper Lip

146 days ago by Cheezburger Network

Uh, are you dipping your beloved or moving Ikea furniture? Loosen up a bit and learn from the pros! Submitted by: Unknown

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07
Sep
2011
VJ Day on Waikiki, 1945 in Living Color

155 days ago by John Scotus

This footage was taken with a 16mm camera using Kodachrome film. It was a day that none of these people could ever forgot: They could finally go home. (H/t Boing Boing)

The Tree of Mamre - treeofmamre.wordpress.com

25
Aug
2011
VJ-Day Kiss – The Most Iconic Kiss In History

169 days ago by cylinglim

Edith Shain was immortalised in photographic history when she was snapped locked in a kiss with a US sailor in Times Square New York on Victory over Japan Day, August 14, 1945. Edith Shain standing next to a statue honoring the legendary photo of her kiss The photo, which became one of the most icon ...

Life's So Beautiful - lifeisreallybeautiful.com

16
Aug
2011
Thursday 16 August 1945, Marks Hall

178 days ago by Christine McIntosh

Video Blithe Spirit.

My darling Margaret, If my writing is a little wobbly, it's because the pad is resting on my knee and not on a table. It is such a marvellous morning that I am sitting outside the shack and have been enjoying the prospect. I don't think I ever saw a countryside looking so rich: all the grain is cut ...

Letters from the past - wartime-letters.blogspot.com

15
Aug
2011
V-J Day

178 days ago by JDS

66 years ago today, the bloodiest war in human history came to an end when Japan accepted the terms of the Potsdam Declaration. The announcement of Japan's surrender set off celebraions around the globe, including the one in Times Square during which this iconic picture was taken. After six years, d ...

Stanton's Space - stantonsspace.blogspot.com

The War is OVER

178 days ago by Sean MacKenzie

Happy V-J Day

The Vintage Dame - thevintagedame.blogspot.com

The War is OVER

178 days ago by Sean MacKenzie

Happy V-J Day

The Fictionista - sean-mackenzie.blogspot.com

14
Aug
2011
Happy VJ Day.

180 days ago by Agent 73 - Emerson Murray

VJ Day, Honolulu Hawaii, August 14, 1945 from Richard Sullivan on Vimeo. My mom sent this video to me a couple of months ago. Amazing footage of VJ Day in Hawaii. I remember my dad telling me about being in San Francisco on VJ Day. He and a friend were playing on the hill where they controlled the f ...

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