On this day in history, May 8, 1945, President Harry Truman announced to the American people that Nazi Germany's forces had surrendered in World War II — and that "the flags of freedom fly all over ...

THOMSON, Ga. (AP) — A 98-year-old World War II veteran who took part in the D-Day invasion and the Battle of the Bulge and witnessed the German surrender during the war has been honored by France. The ...

On May 8, 1945, President Harry S. Truman announced on radio that Nazi Germany’s forces had surrendered. “This is a solemn but glorious hour,” said Truman. “General Eisenhower informs me that the ...

“Our rejoicing is sobered and subdued by a supreme consciousness of the terrible price we have paid to rid the world of Hitler and his evil band. Let us not forget, my fellow Americans, the sorrow and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On May 7, 1945, Germany surrendered to the Allied Forces, ending World War II in the West. The next day, parades marched, kisses ...

Reims, France, boasts the best of European travel condensed into a single little city. It's the home of crowned kings, Christian faith, Gothic majesty and luminescent wine. It's also where a sad, ...

REIMS, France (AP) - Nazi commanders signed their surrender to Allied forces in a French schoolhouse 75 years ago this week, ending World War II in Europe and the Holocaust. Unlike the mass street ...

With the surrender of Germany came the end of the war. With the surrender of Germany came the end of the war. On May 8, 1945, "Victory In Europe," Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret famously sneaked ...

A document representing the end of one of history’s most brutal regimes sold Wednesday night at RR Auction for $166,333, surpassing its pre-auction estimate of $100,000. Following Adolf Hitler’s ...

The war in Europe ends, but residents throughout the Upper Mohawk Valley region, mindful of the thousands still fighting and dying in the war against Japan, receive the news of Germany’ s ...