FILE: President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day on May 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
On May 7, 1945, the Germans surrendered to the Allied Forces, and agreed to cease all operations the next day.
World War II officially ended later in the year on Sept. 2 when the Japanese signed an instrument of surrender, though Japan waved a white flag on Aug. 14 – about a week after the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The U.S. does not have any public holidays commemorating World War II specifically, but there have been remembrance ceremonies in May, August and September across the country for decades.
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Former President Harry Truman, who was in office during the end of WWII, issued a proclamation in August 1946 declaring Aug. 14 as "Victory Over Japan Day."
American troops in the front northeast of St. Mihiel, France, cheer after hearing the news that the Armistice has been signed, ending World War I in Nov. 1918. (AP)
"We won both Wars, nobody was close to us in terms of strength, bravery, or military brilliance, but we never celebrate anything," the president wrote. "That’s because we don’t have leaders anymore, that know how to do so! We are going to start celebrating our victories again!"
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