August 15, 1945 - Kissing the War Goodbye on VJ Day
VJ Day is the day on which Japan surrendered in World War II, in effect ending the war. The term has been applied to both of the days on which the initial announcement of Japan's surrender was made – to the afternoon of August 15, 1945, in Japan, and, because of time zone differences, to August 14, 1945 (when it was announced in the US and the rest of the Americas and Eastern Pacific Islands) – as well as to September 2, 1945, when the signing of the surrender document occurred, officially ending World War II.
Photo credit: Victor Jorgensen
Source: US Archives
Article:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-two/11798706/V-J-Day-rare-colour-archive-footage-shows-people-celebrating-end-of-World-War-II.html
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That's one way to celebrate (or just the start of it...)
ReplyDeleteFunnily enough, the identity of the couple is not known, in spite of it being such an iconic photo.
ReplyDeletehttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-J_Day_in_Times_Square#Identity_of_the_kissers
He is not too bad on his technique !!! 👍
ReplyDeleteLots of practice?
ReplyDeleteNever forget this picture
ReplyDeleteWho could forget this pic.
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