The territory of Oklahoma was incorporated.
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Kanye West claimed that African-American slaves in the US remained slaves by choice.
139,000 people lost their lives when Cyclone Nargis made landfall in Myanmar.
The first-ever magazine issue of 'Good Housekeeping' was published.
The first game of the Negro National League was played at Washington Park in Indianapolis.
The Battle of Berlin ended, with German forces conceding as the Soviet army took Berlin.
