jones20
16-08-2020, 07:43
Almost half of the British public do not know what VJ (Victory over Japan) Day is, according to a poll taken shortly before its 75th anniversary.
A survey of 2,020 Britons aged over 16 from SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, found 46% did not know what the acronym stands for.
Of these, just 5% said they would celebrate it every year after discovering what the day marked.
Meanwhile, 52% of those previously unaware of what the day stood for said they were not likely to do or feel anything towards the anniversary.
This is an event that only took place 75 years ago and yet they say half the British public don’t know about it which to me is very worrying, so when the 50% who do know about it pass away does that mean that this moment in history is forgotten.
A survey of 2,020 Britons aged over 16 from SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, found 46% did not know what the acronym stands for.
Of these, just 5% said they would celebrate it every year after discovering what the day marked.
Meanwhile, 52% of those previously unaware of what the day stood for said they were not likely to do or feel anything towards the anniversary.
This is an event that only took place 75 years ago and yet they say half the British public don’t know about it which to me is very worrying, so when the 50% who do know about it pass away does that mean that this moment in history is forgotten.