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On This Day, May 8: V-E Day marks end of World War II in Europe
In 1541, Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto becomes the first European colonizer to discover the Mississippi River. In 1909, ...
VE Day: See historic photos after World War II fighting ended in Europe
See what it looked like as the surrender took place and the celebrations commenced on Victory in Europe Day, 1945.
80 years ago World War II in Europe was over. Celebrating V-E Day is now tinged with some dread
Europe is marking one of its most joyous days in history. The 80th anniversary of the end of World War II on the continent ...
‘Never repeat mistakes of past’: People in Russia, Europe reflect on lessons of World War II for today’s world
"History is the life of nations and of humanity," In War and Peace, the great writer Leo Tolstoy observed. This year marks ...
How did World War II end – and why do Europe and the US recognise different dates?
The war between the US and Japan had started with the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941. The ...