Wild with joy': war's end sets throngs dancing in the streets, August 13, 1995

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Wild with joy': war's end sets throngs dancing in the streets

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Dates

Creation: August 13, 1995

Creator

From the Collection: Devlin, William E., 1949- (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open to researchers on site. Please contact the archivist at WCSU for information on obtaining access to the scanned articles.

Full Extent

From the Collection: 2 Linear Feet (1 large box of clippings and xeroxes.)

Language of Materials

From the Series: English

Additional Description

General

The streets of Danbury were filled with celebrating people throwing confetti, honking car horns, hanging up American flags and even Christmas trees to celebrate the ending of World War II. President Harry S. Truman announced Japan’s surrender on August 14, 1945. Germany’s surrender in May of that year was somber in comparison. Many remained at work instead despite being given the day off. Danbury’s Catholic churches and St. James Episcopal Church were filled with people giving prayers. The Danbury Council of War Veterans began preparing a tribute to local men who died in the war. Wartime rationing of gas and other commodities was discontinued the following day. Therefore, Danbury’s hat factories expected a bright future ahead of them while the future was bleak for those employed by war plants in cities like Bridgeport, New Haven and Waterbury. |Identifier: ms069_devlin_1995_08_13