Victory in Europe, or V-E Day, was proclaimed after the military surrenders in Reims on 7 May 1945 and in Berlin the next evening. The 70th anniversary, being commemorated today, is considerably tamer here in France than the big deal last… Read More
Plundered bells on the Hamburg dock in Germany, August 1945National Archives and Records Administration The centenary of UC Berkeley’s landmark campanile (formally Sather Tower) and carillon was commemorated in late February by a sobering centennial lecture entitled “Bells in… Read More