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VE Day 80 in pictures - Hampshire and Isle of Wight
VE Day celebrations came to a close across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight on Thursday with beacon lighting ceremonies across ...
On VE Day, is Europe alone once again?
Donald Trump's rebranding of commemoration as 'Victory Day for World War Two' underlines breakdown of post-war transatlantic ...
What is VE day? Is V-E day a national holiday? Here's what Trump said about May 8 and WWII
What is VE Day? Is it a national holiday? Here's what Trump said about a 'Victory Day for World War II' in the US and what to ...
UK’s King Charles lays wreath to mark 80th anniversary of VE Day
Britain’s King Charles and heir to the throne Prince William laid wreaths in Westminster Abbey on Thursday at the culmination ...
80 years later: Reflecting on ‘Victory in Europe Day,’ and one Denison-born general’s major role
Eighty years ago, on May 8, 1945, Nazi terror was stopped in it’s tracks. German dictator Adolph Hitler had committed suicide ...
Taiwan marks 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day by highlighting threats from China
Taiwan is marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day by making broad comparisons to threats from China, whose ...
80 years on: VE Day and Europe's liberation
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Allies’ victory over Nazi Germany and the end of the war in Europe, which claimed ...
‘If we don’t understand where we came from, we don’t understand ourselves’: Historian reflects on VE Day anniversary
Christiane Amanpour speaks to historian and author Margaret MacMillan about her reflections on the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day.