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Parisians march through the Arc de Triomphe jubilantly waving flags of the Allied Nations as they celebrate the end of World War II on May 8, 1945. German military leaders signed an unconditional surrender in Reims, France, on May 7.(Photo: Associated Press)
1. WWII was over and the world celebrated
Seventy years ago in Reims, France, a German general signed the unconditional surrender of his country to Allied Forces. The news spread the next day (May 8, 1945): World War II was over. Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day) will be marked across the globe Friday with ceremonies and parades. Ordinary Americans who did extraordinary things are remembered. In Washington, D.C., dozens of WWII bombers and fighter jets will fly over the National Mall in formation — a sight the heavily-restricted airspace hasn't seen in decades, and definitely not since 9/11. Everyone celebrated that day, said Marie-Jeanne Delannoy. "The next day, we got back to work."
2. South Dakota visit means Obama has hit all 50 states
"I can't let my South Dakota friends feel neglected," President Obama said in April. When he gives the commencement address at Lake Area Technical Institute in Watertown, S.D., on Friday, he will become the fourth chief executive to visit all 50 states while in office. But don't expect all South Dakotans to be giddy over the check-the-box visit. Other recent presidents visited as many as three and four times. For the record, Obama is joining the ranks of Richard Nixon, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton with his 50-for-50 tour. George W. Bush was close, but he never made it to Vermont.
Jeremy Van Zee, right, and Austin Moes put up a "Welcome to Watertown" sign Wednesday, ahead of President Obama's visit Friday.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Joe Ahlquist, The (Sioux Falls) Argus Leader)
3. Officers, loved ones pay respects to NYPD officer shot in the head
More than 30,000 police officers from across the United States are expected to pay their respects to Brian Moore, the NYPD officer who died Monday after being shot in the head while on duty over the weekend. Moore's funeral is Friday in Seaford, N.Y. The 25-year-old and his partner had stopped a man suspected of carrying a handgun when the man opened fire on them. Officers arrived in packs for a wake Thursday, remembering Moore as a good guy eager to join the police force.
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Blue ribbons were tied to utility poles and trees in this Long Island neighborhood as thousands of officers said goodbye at a wake Thursday to fallen New York City police officer Brian Moore. (May 7) AP
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