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VE "Victory in Europe" Day marks the formal acceptance by the Allied Forces of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender. Prior to the surrender of the German Nazi forces, Adolf Hitler and his new bride (and longtime mistress), Eva Braun, committed suicide, which left the Nazi's under the control of General Karl Dönitz. Dönitz negotiated for surrender in hopes that the Allies would prove more lenient than their Soviet adversaries and their leader, Josef Stalin. Unfortunately for …

The State of Liberty was gifted to the American people on October 28, 1886, for creating a viable democracy. It was given to the United States from the French people as a symbol of liberty and perseverance after the Union winning the American Civil War. Frederic Auguste Bartholdi designed the Statue of Liberty and added the finishing touches, while the frame (or skeleton) of the Statue of Liberty was built by Gustave Eiffel, who’s most well-known creation is the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.The …