Known as Victory in Europe Day, May 8 marks the date that Germany surrendered to Western powers after Adolf Hitler and other Nazi leaders died by suicide. In honor of the observance, here are ...

Many young people already believe it. D Day, during which the US and Allied troops crossed the English Channel and entered the conflict, did not occur until the last 11 months of the war.

LONDON -- Thursday's 80th anniversary of V-E -- Victory in Europe -- Day was celebrated with parades in towns across Europe while even the leaders of erstwhile mortal enemies are bonding again.

Moscow — Countries across Europe marked the 80th anniversary on Thursday of VE, or Victory in Europe Day, celebrating the moment in 1945 at which fighting in World War II ended on the continent.

A two-minute silence will be observed next Friday (August 15) to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day (Victory over Japan).

Podcaster Show Player“Many of our allies and friends are celebrating May 8th as Victory Day, but we did more than any other Country, by far, in producing a victorious result on World War II. I ...

President Donald Trump wants to change the name of Veterans Day. Trump also said in a social media post that he wants May 8 to be called "Victory in World War II Day." Only Congress has the power ...

Crowds at a Victory in Europe Day concert in London sang “Sweet Caroline”, not a derogatory chant about British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, contrary to online posts sharing an edited video.

On a yellowed piece of newsprint, three young women are frozen mid-laughter with arms linked and faces aglow as they wade through a sea of confetti on Broadway in New York City. It was May 8, 1945 — ...

Dupont Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4909 held a dinner dance May 10 to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, which was declared May 8, 1945 to mark Germany’s surrender in ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York —Maj. Gen. Raymond Shields, the adjutant general of New York, welcomed a French diplomat to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe during a May ...

It generally marks Victory in Europe Day, when Germany's military sources surrendered to the Allies, including the United States, in World War II, according to the Department of Defense.