History: August 14, 1945 was V-J Day

Here is some great archival film shot in Honolulu on that day, celebrating victory over imperial Japan. (via Iowahawk.)  And as always, a shoutout to the veterans of the Pacific Theater.

VJ Day, Honolulu Hawaii, August 14, 1945 from Richard Sullivan on Vimeo.

Related post here if you want to read my take, as a history nerd, on the bomb and defeating imperial Japan in WWII.