Wwii Nurse In Iconic Times Square Kissing Photo Dies

WWII nurse in iconic Times Square kissing photo dies

A nurse famously photographed being kissed by an American sailor in New York's Times Square in 1945 to celebrate the end of World War Two has died at the age of 91, her family said on Tuesday.

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