Yes, it's scheduled and will happen as always. As I write this, Times Square is being set up for the crowds, traffic is being diverted around Times Square, the performance stages are being set up, and some people are starting to arrive to get good places.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.