Kanye West claimed that African-American slaves in the US remained slaves by choice.
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139,000 people lost their lives when Cyclone Nargis made landfall in Myanmar.
The Battle of Berlin ended, with German forces conceding as the Soviet army took Berlin.
The Stanley Cup Finals took place with the Toronto Maple Leafs beating the Montreal Canadiens.
General Motors bought the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware.
The FBI's most wanted man, Osama bin Laden, was killed by the US Navy Seals and CIA operatives in Abbottabad, Pakistan.