“My dear friends, this is your hour. This is not victory of a party or of any class. It’s a victory of the great British nation as a whole. We were the first, in this ancient island, to draw the sword against tyranny.”
– Winston Churchill, 8 May 1945, VE Day speech
Poppies, photo by JMorton
VE Day
8 May
- 2020: 75th Anniversary of VE Day (Victory in Europe) Day. End of WWII in Europe.
Happy Birthday:-
- Kim Seon-Ho (1986) (40)
- Lee Sang-Yeob (1983).(43)
- Li Xiao Ran (1976). (50)
- Jiang Xin (1983)(43)
- Jiang Kai (1971)(55)
World News
- 8 May 2025: The 80th anniversary marking the end of World War 2.
- 8 May 2025: A new Pope has been elected. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost who will be Pope Leo XIV.