Even if the end of World War II in Europe spawned one of the most joyous days the continent ever lived, Thursday's 80th ...

On May 9, 1945, the Soviet Union celebrated Victory Day, marking the official end of World War II in Europe. This date ...

May 8, 1944, is a day Bob Russell remembers well. A fighter/bomber pilot with the U.S. Army Air Corps in Europe, he was in a ...

May 8 marks 80 years since the close of the European theater in World War II, when Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allies.

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s presence at the parade gave Russian President Vladimir Putin a boost as he tries to show that ...

President Donald Trump has issued a proclamation designating Thursday as a day for the United States to celebrate victory ...

or Victory in Europe Day, into a national holiday. NPR's Joe Henandez spoke to veteran Harry Miller on his memories of the day Nazi Germany surrendered in World War II. This segment airs on May 8 ...

War in Ukraine and the rise of the hard right in several EU member states is putting the founding democratic principles of ...

"History is the life of nations and of humanity," In War and Peace, the great writer Leo Tolstoy observed. This year marks ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin offered a defense of his country's invasion of Ukraine at a ceremony to mark the 80th ...

President Donald Trump has issued a proclamation designating Thursday as a day for the United States to celebrate victory in ...

French President Emmanuel Macron warned Thursday that the “specter of war” had returned in Europe during his speech at a ...