On May 7, 1945, Germany signed the terms for unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters in Rheims, France, thus putting an end to World War II in Europe.
Here was Page One of The New York Times the day after the signing, when the document took effect:


The NYT: polishing the State's apples, then as now.
#1 Posted by Dan A., CJR on Tue 7 May 2013 at 06:04 PM