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

Recognized in Rhode Island since 1948, Victory Day is among the 11 state holidays listed on the Rhode Island Secretary of State's website. It's celebrated on the second Monday of August.

Victory Day provides an opportunity for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to play football.

Rhode Island was always an outlier with its Victory Day observance: in 1953 the AP inaccurately called it “the only state in the union that voted to make V-J a legal holiday,” though two years ...

Rhode Island observes Victory Day on the second Monday of August, commemorating the end of World War II. The holiday has faced criticism for focusing on Japan's surrender and the atomic bombings, ...