On this day :

1945 Adolf Hitler commits suicide, 1776 Samuel Adams writes of hope for more battles, 1948 Original Land Rover debuts at auto show, 1864 Confederates attack Union troops at Jenkins Ferry, 1948 Organization of American States established, 1927 The first federal prison for women opens, 1888 Orangesized hail reported in India, 1789 The first presidential inauguration, 1803 Louisiana Purchase concluded, 1939 New York Worlds Fair opens, 1997 Coming out episode of Ellen, 1945 Annie Dillard is born, 1933 Willie Nelson is born, 1867 Arizona Ranger Burton Mossman is born, 1789 George Washington gives first presidential inaugural address, 1993 Tennis star Monica Seles stabbed, 1975 South Vietnam surrenders, 1917 Battle of the Boot, 1945 Adolf Hitler commits suicide in his underground bunker,