Eva (Evita) Peron 1919 - Actress, wife of Argentina President Juan Peron, subject of the Broadway musical and film "Evita"
- 1763 - Indian chief Pontiac began all out war on the British in New York.
- 1915 - The Lusitania, a civilian ship, was sunk by a German submarine. 1,201 people were killed.
- 1940 - Winston Churchill became British Prime Minister.
- 1945 - Germany signed unconditional surrender ending World War II. It would take effect the next day.
- 1954 - French Colonial Forces surrendered to the Vietminh at Dien Bien Phu after 55 days of fighting.
- 1975 - U.S. President Ford declared an end to the Vietnam War.
- 1992 - A 203-year-old proposed constitutional amendment barring the U.S. Congress from giving itself a midterm pay raise was ratified as the 27th Amendment.
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