Organizers called it a "smoochfest." Today at 1pm, any and all kissers were invited to Times Square to commemorate the anniversary of V-J Day and kiss a partner just like the famous photograph taken by Life photojournalist Alfred Eisenstaedt, who shot the iconic photo in Times Square on Aug. 14, 1945. A special invitation was extended to couples whose kisses bridge boundaries -- be they religious, political, racial or national -- as well as to veterans in honor of the U.S. Armed Forces and in celebration of the universal ideals of peace, love and hope.
For one couple -- U.S. Army Capt. Ben Summers and Elizabeth Booher, pictured above at right -- the kiss sealed a marriage proposal.
What were the identities of the mysterious kissing couple in the original photo from 1945? Read our previous "A kiss is just a kiss" post on the topic. What's your guess?
~ Dave
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"What the world needs now is love, sweet love,
that's the only thing that there's plenty of...."
May very good friends and lovers keep kissing till the end of time.
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