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On his second voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus sights Jamaica, landing at Discovery Bay and declares Jamaica the property of the Spanish crown.
The World Health Organization declared the end of COVID-19 as a global health emergency.
World War II: American and German troops fought side-by-side at the Battle for Castle Itter, defending a prison against Waffen-SS forces.
World War II: The citizens of Prague spontaneously rose up against the city's German occupiers.
World War II: A squad of 250 Norwegian volunteers defending Hegra Fortress surrendered to a superior Nazi force after a 25-day siege.
World War II: Axis Sally delivers her last propaganda broadcast to Allied troops.
World War II: The Prague Offensive, the last major battle of the Eastern Front, begins.
World War II: On Corregidor, the last American forces in the Philippines surrender to the Japanese.
World War II: Japanese troops overcame fierce American and Philippine resistance to win the Battle of Corregidor.
World War II: The Norway Debate in the British House of Commons begins, and leads to the replacement of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain with Winston Churchill three days later.
World War I: German submarine U-20 sinks RMS Lusitania, killing 1,199 people, including 128 Americans. Public reaction to the sinking turns many former pro-Germans in the United States against the Ger�
The world's oldest surviving clipper ship, the City of Adelaide is launched by William Pile, Hay and Co. in Sunderland, England, for transporting passengers and goods between Britain and Australia.
World premiere of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Vienna, Austria. The performance is conducted by Michael Umlauf under the composer's supervision.
The World Health Organization confirms the eradication of smallpox.
World War II: The German Instrument of Surrender signed at Berlin-Karlshorst comes into effect.
World War II: The German 11th Army begins Operation Trappenjagd (Bustard Hunt) and destroys the bridgehead of the three Soviet armies defending the Kerch Peninsula.
World War II: The Battle of the Coral Sea comes to an end with Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier aircraft attacking and sinking the United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Lexington.
World War II: The German Luftwaffe launches a bombing raid on Nottingham and Derby.
World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day (International)