When was v e day and what does it stand for

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Sign Up for News Updates. Sign up. On May 9, the Soviets would lose more soldiers in Silesia before the Germans finally surrendered. Your courage has defeated the Nazis. The war is over. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! Grant hoped to control the strategic On May 8, , south of present-day Memphis, Tennessee, Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto reaches the Mississippi River, one of the first European explorers to ever do so.

After building flatboats, de Soto and his ragged troops crossed the great river under the cover of AIM was founded in by On May 8, , Edward George Honey, a journalist from Melbourne, Australia, living in London at the time, writes a letter to the London Evening News proposing that the first anniversary of the armistice ending World War I—concluded on November 11, —be commemorated by President Nixon, at a news conference, defends the U.

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On May 8, , Harry S. Truman is born in Lamar, Missouri. The son of a farmer, Truman could not afford to go to college. Log In Register now My account. When is VE Day ? By Alina Polianskaya. May 7, pm Updated pm. VE Day takes place on Saturday 8 May. What is the history of VE day? The freshest exclusives and sharpest analysis, curated for your inbox Email address is invalid Thank you for subscribing! Sorry, there was a problem.