Despite the breathless news a day earlier, and the quick admonition that it wasn't really official, the news finally broke 24 hours later that yes, in fact that Germans had surrendered and the War in Europe was really-really over.

So news of this May 8th in 1945 was given completely over to reports and reactions - speeches and proclamations and reminders there was still a war in the Pacific going on. So as much as there was cause for celebration, it was not as riotous as would be imagined.

Here is a 1 hour extraction from that day - from roughly 11:00 am - 12:00noon Eastern War Time, as reported on CBS Radio, anchored by Robert Trout with reports from correspondents throughout the European front. Also included are some addresses, including one by General Patton, one of his rare public speeches.

All this on May 8th 1945.

(Times Square at night on VE Day, May 8, 1945)

Sixty four years ago the war in Europe was over. Half of World War 2 had come to a close.

I don't think there is anything anyone can add to that moment that hasn't been dissected at length, written about from every angle, documented in just about every form imaginable.

With that in mind, here is a group of news reports from various points in Europe and the Pacific, part of the continuing special broadcasts of the day from CBS.