The Battle of Berlin ended, with German forces conceding as the Soviet army took Berlin.
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The first game of the Negro National League was played at Washington Park in Indianapolis.
Take Me Out to the Ball Game was copyrighted.
The Stanley Cup Finals took place with the Toronto Maple Leafs beating the Montreal Canadiens.
An assassination attempt was made on Gangster Frank Costello.
139,000 people lost their lives when Cyclone Nargis made landfall in Myanmar.
