You can access a Zoom webinar on your smart phone, tablet, or computer. The Museum’s webinars will be hosted on Zoom. Seventy-six years later, The National WWII Museum will pay tribute to the historic anniversaries, as well as the myriad servicemembers and Home Front workers who helped preserve freedom and democracy. “More than 400,000 Americans gave their lives to secure our nation’s freedom, and in the midst of exultation, there was recognition that the true meaning of the day was best represented by those who were not present to celebrate,” said Robert Citino, PhD, Executive Director of the Institute for the Study of War and Democracy at The National WWII Museum. V-J Day was especially momentous-the gruesome and exhausting war was officially over-but the day was also bittersweet for the many Americans whose loved ones would not be returning home. On September 2, 1945, formal surrender documents were signed aboard the USS Missouri, designating the day as the official Victory over Japan Day (V-J Day). The news spread quickly and celebrations erupted across the United States. Truman announced Japan’s surrender and the end of World War II. As the news of Germany’s surrender reached the rest of the world, joyous crowds gathered to celebrate in the streets, clutching newspapers that declared Victory in Europe (V-E Day). On May 8, 1945, World War II in Europe came to an end.

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