The Battle of Berlin ended, with German forces conceding as the Soviet army took Berlin.
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The territory of Oklahoma was incorporated.
General Motors bought the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware.
139,000 people lost their lives when Cyclone Nargis made landfall in Myanmar.
The FBI's most wanted man, Osama bin Laden, was killed by the US Navy Seals and CIA operatives in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
The Writers Guild of America went on strike after a labor dispute.
