The last major battle of WWII took place.
The Battle of Berlin began on this day in the capital of Nazi Germany.
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The Apollo 16 mission launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
Harriet Quimby became the first woman to fly across the English Channel in an airplane.
A total of 662 Charlie Chaplin lookalikes gathered at the Chaplin Museum in Vevey, Switzerland.
The Texas City industrial incident occurred, killing 536 people.
The Holy Roman Empire appointed a new supreme military commander, Albrecht von Wallenstein.
