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The Most Famous Smooch Ever Kisses Again

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Couples gathered in Times Square to reenact the famous Alfred Eisenstaedt picture of a sailor and a nurse kissing at the end of WWII.

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Alfred Eisenstaedt's iconic image of a couple kissing to celebrate the end of WWII has remained powerful decades after it was originally taken. Today, a statue of the smooching duo was unrevealed in Times Square. Photographer Andrew Dallos was on the scene.

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The statue was unveiled to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day.

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The photo has been called the most famous kiss in American history - it captured a smooch between an American sailor and a nurse.

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In this Reuters photo, actors pose for tourists near a replica sculpture of the famous picture. 

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This Reuters photo features actors hired by a tour bus company to pose for groups to photograph.

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A couple poses to reenact the famous picture of a sailor kissing a nurse on the 70th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day near a replica sculpture in New York's Times Square August 14, 2015.

courtesy of Andrew Dallos

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