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World War II: The Surrender of Caserta is signed by the commander of German forces in Italy

World War II: The Surrender of Caserta is signed by the commander of German forces in Italy.

1945

World War II: Airdrops of food begin over German-occupied regions of the Netherlands

World War II: Airdrops of food begin over German-occupied regions of the Netherlands.

1945

World War II: Adolf Hitler marries his longtime partner Eva Braun in a Berlin bunker and designates Admiral Karl Dönitz

World War II: Adolf Hitler marries his longtime partner Eva Braun in a Berlin bunker and designates Admiral Karl Dönitz as his successor.

1916

World War I: The UK's 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrend

World War I: The UK's 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point.

1944

Second World War: British agent Nancy Wake parachuted into Auvergne, France, becoming a liaison between the Special Oper

Second World War: British agent Nancy Wake parachuted into Auvergne, France, becoming a liaison between the Special Operations Executive and the local Maquis group.

1993

CERN announces World Wide Web protocols will be free

CERN announces World Wide Web protocols will be free.

1945

World War II: Führerbunker: Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide after being married for less than 40 hours

World War II: Führerbunker: Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide after being married for less than 40 hours. Soviet soldiers raise the Victory Banner over the Reichstag building.

1945

World War II: Stalag Luft I prisoner-of-war camp near Barth, Germany is liberated by Soviet soldiers, freeing nearly 9,0

World War II: Stalag Luft I prisoner-of-war camp near Barth, Germany is liberated by Soviet soldiers, freeing nearly 9,000 American and British airmen.

1943

World War II: The British submarine HMS Seraph surfaces near Huelva to cast adrift a dead man dressed as a courier and c

World War II: The British submarine HMS Seraph surfaces near Huelva to cast adrift a dead man dressed as a courier and carrying false invasion plans.

1939

The 1939–40 New York World's Fair opens

The 1939–40 New York World's Fair opens.

1945

World War II: As Allied forces closed in on Berlin, Nazi leader Adolf Hitler committed suicide in the Führerbunker with

World War II: As Allied forces closed in on Berlin, Nazi leader Adolf Hitler committed suicide in the Führerbunker with Eva Braun one day after their marriage.

1943

Second World War: The Royal Navy submarine HMS Seraph began Operation Mincemeat to deceive Germany about the upcoming in

Second World War: The Royal Navy submarine HMS Seraph began Operation Mincemeat to deceive Germany about the upcoming invasion of Sicily.

1945

Second World War: British and Indian forces conducted a successful airborne assault on a Japanese artillery battery duri

Second World War: British and Indian forces conducted a successful airborne assault on a Japanese artillery battery during the advance to liberate Rangoon, Burma.

1931

New York City's Empire State Building (pictured), at the time the tallest building in the world, opened

New York City's Empire State Building (pictured), at the time the tallest building in the world, opened.

1945

World War II: German radio broadcasts news of Adolf Hitler's death, falsely stating that he has "fallen at his command p

World War II: German radio broadcasts news of Adolf Hitler's death, falsely stating that he has "fallen at his command post in the Reich Chancellery fighting to the last breath against Bolshevism and�

1945

World War II: Up to 2,500 people die in a mass suicide in Demmin following the advance of the Red Army

World War II: Up to 2,500 people die in a mass suicide in Demmin following the advance of the Red Army.

1945

World War II: General Helmuth Weidling, the German commander of Berlin, surrendered to Soviet forces led by Marshal Geor

World War II: General Helmuth Weidling, the German commander of Berlin, surrendered to Soviet forces led by Marshal Georgy Zhukov, ending the Battle of Berlin.

1878

A dust explosion (depicted) at the world's largest flour mill in Minneapolis resulted in 18 deaths

A dust explosion (depicted) at the world's largest flour mill in Minneapolis resulted in 18 deaths.

1945

World War II: The Soviet Union announces the fall of Berlin

World War II: The Soviet Union announces the fall of Berlin.

1945

World War II: The surrender of Caserta comes into effect, by which German troops in Italy cease fighting

World War II: The surrender of Caserta comes into effect, by which German troops in Italy cease fighting.