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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Martin Luther arrived at the Diet of Worms in Worms, Germany.
George Washington started his 220-mile journey to become the first President of the United States.
Queen Anne knighted Isaac Newton at Trinity College, Cambridge, England.
The Holy Roman Empire appointed a new supreme military commander, Albrecht von Wallenstein.
Kendrick Lamar became the first rapper to win Pulitzer Prize.
