Before the infamous lip locks of The Notebook and Titanic, there was this photograph. It doesn't feature Kate Winslet or the latest "it" boy of Hollywood instead it's just the opposite. We don't know the details leading up to the kiss, but one can only assume just as the news of our victory over Japan broke, a young sailor scooped up his girl, grabbed her by the waist, dipped her back and planted one of the most famous kisses in American history right on her lips. There was no names, no information collected, simply the flash capturing the overall joy in America that the war was finally over.
It was taken on 45th street in New York City, in the heart of the famed Times Square by Life photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt and is Life Magazine's most reproduced picture.
Yet somehow, more than 50 years later, the photo still stands shrouded in mystery. Who are these two? Eleven men and three women claim to be part of the famed duo, but who do we believe? Here are our top picks for the most believable candidates, who would you choose?
It was taken on 45th street in New York City, in the heart of the famed Times Square by Life photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt and is Life Magazine's most reproduced picture.
Yet somehow, more than 50 years later, the photo still stands shrouded in mystery. Who are these two? Eleven men and three women claim to be part of the famed duo, but who do we believe? Here are our top picks for the most believable candidates, who would you choose?
happened. It's a great remembrance of a happy day for America.