139,000 people lost their lives when Cyclone Nargis made landfall in Myanmar.
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The first-ever magazine issue of 'Good Housekeeping' was published.
American Congress eliminated the twenty-cent coin.
The Battle of Berlin ended, with German forces conceding as the Soviet army took Berlin.
Britain founded the Swan River Colony in Western Australia.
The first game of the Negro National League was played at Washington Park in Indianapolis.
