Europe is marking one of its most joyous days in history. The 80th anniversary of the end of World War II on the continent was on Thursday.

May 8 marks 80 years since the close of the European theater in World War II, when Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allies. The fighting in Europe stopped when the Chief of Staff of the German Armed Forces High Command,

On May 9, 1945, the Soviet Union celebrated Victory Day, marking the official end of World War II in Europe. This date commemorates the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany to the Allied forces, a