Japan formally surrendered, officially bringing an end to the six years of World War II.
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Machine guns were used for the first time in a battle in Omdurman, Sudan, Africa.
The Wars of Castro ended when Pope Innocent X and his forces destroyed the Italian city of Castro.
The Great Fire of London began.
Google launched Google Chrome, its own cross-platform web browser.
Peggy Whitson set a NASA record for spending the most cumulative days living and working in space at 665 days.
