American Congress eliminated the twenty-cent coin.
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Britain founded the Swan River Colony in Western Australia.
The Battle of Berlin ended, with German forces conceding as the Soviet army took Berlin.
The Writers Guild of America went on strike after a labor dispute.
The FBI's most wanted man, Osama bin Laden, was killed by the US Navy Seals and CIA operatives in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
An assassination attempt was made on Gangster Frank Costello.
