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AS news broke that peace had been declared on May 8, 1945, the people of Britain spontaneously took to the streets for the biggest party the country had ever seen. And on Thursday, we will mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, when Nazi Germany formally surrendered. AlamyJubilant Brits celebrate in the streets on VE Day in 1945[/caption] In a radio broadcast, then PM Winston Churchill said: “We may allow ourselves a brief period of rejoicing.” Thousands flocked to the streets of Londo