Vladimir Putin was inaugurated as President of Russia.
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The Germans surrendered to the Allies.
The American Medical Association was formed.
US Air Force Major Howard Johnson set the world aircraft altitude record in a Lockheed F-104 Starfighter. He broke the world altitude record by flying to 91,243 feet.
President Gerald Ford declares an end to the 'Vietnam Era.'
Ludwig van Beethoven's 9th (Chorale) Symphony premiered in Vienna.
