Talk:Victory Day (United States)

“ Originally, the official name was "Victory over Japan Day" and "V-J Day", as proclaimed by then President Harry S. Truman and was officially observed on September 2 nationwide. At some point, the name was changed to ...” The first reference listed on this page explicitly contradicts this and I can find nothing verifying this.

Was this in fact a federal holiday?
I was a federal employee from November 1972 on and recall nothing of this. It certainly was not a holiday in terms of either getting the day off or receiving holiday pay if required to work on this day. Wschart (talk) 14:17, 26 December 2016 (UTC)