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Tomorrow is the 75th anniversary of V-E Day (May 8, 1945) (Original Post) rurallib May 2020 OP
He was a good man. Just not a scintillating speaker. dhol82 May 2020 #1
FDR missed it by a few months. BigmanPigman May 2020 #2
26 days. nt Wednesdays May 2020 #3
You're right. BigmanPigman May 2020 #4
Anybody watching "The Man in the High Castle" ? jimlup May 2020 #5
I am pleased that on this august occasion, Trump will not be embarrassing the hell out of America... Hekate May 2020 #6
good to hear - sort of rurallib May 2020 #7

BigmanPigman

(51,643 posts)
4. You're right.
Thu May 7, 2020, 07:28 PM
May 2020

I was thinking of VJ Day. I have been rewatching the series by Ken Burns: The Roosevelts. It is very good, even as reruns.

Hekate

(90,898 posts)
6. I am pleased that on this august occasion, Trump will not be embarrassing the hell out of America...
Thu May 7, 2020, 07:53 PM
May 2020

...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.

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