US President Harry Truman officially proclaimed the end of World War II.
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American inventor Ogden Bolton Jr. patented the first electric-powered bicycle.
Boris Yeltsin resigned as the President of Russia, which left Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as acting President.
Ted Bundy escaped from jail.
The British East India Trading Company was given a Royal Charter by Queen Elizabeth I.
Evel Knievel attempted to jump the Caesar's Palace Fountain.
