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Tomorrow is the 75th anniversary of V-E Day (May 8, 1945) (Original Post)
rurallib
May 2020
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dhol82
(9,353 posts)1. He was a good man. Just not a scintillating speaker.
BigmanPigman
(51,643 posts)2. FDR missed it by a few months.
Wednesdays
(17,453 posts)3. 26 days. nt
BigmanPigman
(51,643 posts)4. You're right.
I was thinking of VJ Day. I have been rewatching the series by Ken Burns: The Roosevelts. It is very good, even as reruns.
jimlup
(7,968 posts)5. Anybody watching "The Man in the High Castle" ?
I'm loving it. I'm just starting season 2.
Hekate
(90,898 posts)6. I am pleased that on this august occasion, Trump will not be embarrassing the hell out of America...
...by being present with the leaders of European nations.
Sorry it had to be cancelled due to a worldwide pandemic, but Trump's enforced absence provides a teeny silver lining.
rurallib
(62,465 posts)7. good to hear - sort of