VICTORY IN EUROPE DAY, WHICH MARKED THE END OF WORLD WAR TWO ON THE CONTINENT. ON THIS DAY IN 1945, EUROPE ACCEPTED NAZI GERMANY’S UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER TO THE ALLIED FORCES, LEADING TO CELEBRATIONS ...

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LONDON (AP) — Even if the end of World War II in Europe spawned one of the most joyous days the continent ever lived, Thursday’s 80th anniversary of V-E Day is haunted as much by the specter of ...

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Even if the end of World War II in Europe spawned one of the most joyous days the continent ever lived, Thursday’s 80th anniversary of V-E Day is haunted as much by the specter of current-day conflict ...