Mahatma Gandhi was insulted as the ‘half‑naked seditious fakir’. – Tarak Talluri https://36t9.com The History Man Sun, 08 Mar 2026 12:21:40 +0530 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://36t9.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/site-logo-150x150.png Mahatma Gandhi was insulted as the ‘half‑naked seditious fakir’. – Tarak Talluri https://36t9.com 32 32 Victory in Europe Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_in_Europe_Day Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://36t9.com/?post_type=mec-events&p=13278 Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) is observed annually on May 8th.

It marks the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany to the Allies on May 8, 1945, effectively ending World War II in Europe.

The surrender was signed in Reims, France, on May 7, 1945, by German representatives led by General Alfred Jodl, following Adolf Hitler’s suicide and the fall of Berlin to Soviet forces.

The official announcement of came on May 8, with Victory in Europe Day celebrations erupting across Allied nations.

In the UK, huge crowds gathered in London, and King George VI and Winston Churchill addressed the nation.

In the US, President Harry S. Truman dedicated the victory to the memory of Franklin D. Roosevelt. However, fighting continued in the Pacific until Japan’s surrender in August 1945.
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