Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1840 - Composer
- 1429 - The English siege of Orleans was broken by Joan of Arc.
- 1915 - The Lusitania, a civilian ship, was sunk by a German submarine. 1,201 people were killed.
- 1939 - Germany and Italy announced a military and political alliance known as the Rome-Berlin Axis.
- 1940 - Winston Churchill became British Prime Minister.
- 1942 - In the Battle of the Coral Sea, Japanese and American navies attacked each other with carrier planes. It was the first time in the history of naval warfare where two enemy fleets fought without seeing each other.
- 1945 - Germany signed unconditional surrender ending World War II. It would take effect the next day.
- 1954 - French Colonial Forces surrendered to the Vietminh at Dien Bien Phu after 55 days of fighting.
- 1975 - U.S. President Ford declared an end to the Vietnam War.
- 1998 - Daimler-Benz bought Chrysler Corp. for close to $40 billion. It was the largest industrial merger on record.
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