The annual Kiss-In is about to go down in Times Square. Registration is currently open for the event tomorrow, which celebrates the anniversary of the end of World War II, and urges couples to recreate that now iconic kiss between two strangers in 1945. The reenactment happens at noon, and the first 200 participating attendees will receive a complimentary commemorative Times Square sailor's cap or rose—bonus points for wearing a costume. Earlier this year, Edith Shain, the nurse in the original photo, died at the age of 91—she never found out who the stranger was who grabbed her on that day. more ›

Earlier this week, Edith Shain—the nurse in the iconic V-J Day kiss photo—died at age 91, never really knowing who the sailor she created the moment with was. However, LIFE magazine now takes a look back at the man who photographed the two. Alfred Eisenstaedt was one of their prolific photographers, covering "everything from post-war Hiroshima, to Ernest Hemingway in Cuba, to Nazi Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels—who famously scowled when he learned that the elegant young man taking his picture was Jewish." Eisenstaedt recalled the Times Square image fondly, writing in his book: more ›

Edith Shain, best known as the nurse kissing a sailor in the iconic photograph, has died at age 91. The photo was taken in Times Square on August 14th, 1945, when thousands converged there to celebrate victory over Japan. (The above photo, a slightly different angle, was taken by Lt. Victor Jorgensen, but the one that came to be a popular image was taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt). more ›