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‘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 ...
AP WAS THERE: Journalists chronicled the Nazi surrenders and end of World War II in Europe
When Allied forces brought World War II in Europe and the Holocaust to an end 80 years ago this week, AP reporters and ...
‘The Last Good War?’: Poll shows Americans have conflicted views of World War II
With fears of a new world war ascendant, the lessons of World War II continue to resonate, though there is less agreement ...
The day London went ‘barmy.’ An East End boy remembers the end of World War II in Europe
As Europe marks Victory Day over Nazi Germany, Londoner John Goldsmith still remembers the rationing, the blackouts and the ...
Trump declares new holidays: May 8 to commemorate World War II. Will Florida offices be open?
Trump declared May 8 a national holiday to honor the end of fighting in World War II. He has always wanted to rename Veterans ...
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Trump designates Thursday as a day for the US to celebrate victory in World War II
Cities from London to Moscow are holding events this week as the world observes Thursday’s 80th anniversary of Victory in ...
80 years ago World War II in Europe was over. Celebrating V-E Day is now tinged with some dread
LONDON -- Even if the end of World War II in Europe spawned one of the most joyous days the continent ever lived, Thursday’s ...
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 ...