Bing Crosby made his nationwide solo radio debut.
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Machine guns were used for the first time in a battle in Omdurman, Sudan, Africa.
Japan formally surrendered, officially bringing an end to the six years of World War II.
Peggy Whitson set a NASA record for spending the most cumulative days living and working in space at 665 days.
Great Britain and its colonies spent their last day using the Julian calendar.
Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt named her son Ptolemy XV Caesar a co-ruler of Egypt.
