The Battle of Berlin ended, with German forces conceding as the Soviet army took Berlin.
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General Motors bought the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware.
William Herschel discovered the first binary star.
Britain founded the Swan River Colony in Western Australia.
The first-ever magazine issue of 'Good Housekeeping' was published.
139,000 people lost their lives when Cyclone Nargis made landfall in Myanmar.
