The Colosseum or Flavian Amphitheatre is a large ellipsoid arena built in the first century CE under the Roman emperors of the Flavian dynasty: Vespasian (69-79 CE), Titus (79-81 CE) and Domitian (81-96 AD).ne of the oldest depictions of the Colosseum appeared on the coins of Titus and shows three tiers, statues in the upper external arches and the large column fountain-the Meta Sudans-which stood nearby.
Since then, both August 14 and August 15 have been known as âVictoryover Japan Day,â or simply âV-J Day.â The term has also been used for September 2, 1945, when Japanâs formal surrender took place aboard the U.S.S. Missouri, anchored in Tokyo Bay.
President Truman's announcement of the surrender started mass celebrations across the United States, which was when he declared September 2 as the official VJ Day in 1945. In 1975, the holiday was abolished at the federal level leaving Rhode Island as the only state in the U.S. where the holiday is a legal holiday.