William Randolph Hearst 1863 - American newspaper magnate, newspaper publisher,
- 1429 - Joan of Arc led Orleans, France, to victory over Britain.
- 1813 - Rubber was patented by J.F. Hummel.
- 1913 - Gideon Sundback patented an all-purpose zipper.
- 1945 - The German Army in Italy surrendered unconditionally to the Allies.
- 1945 - In a bunker in Berlin, Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun were married. Hitler designated Admiral Karl Doenitz his successor.
- 1945 - The Nazi death camp, Dachau, was liberated.
- 1975 - The U.S. embassy in Vietnam was evacuated as North Vietnamese forces fought their way into Saigon.
- 1990 - The destruction of the Berlin Wall began.
- 1992 - Rioting began after a jury decision to acquit four Los Angeles policemen in the Rodney King beating trial. 54 people were killed in 3 days.
- 1998 - The U.S., Canada and Mexico end tariffs on $1 billion in Clinton/NAFTA trade.
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