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Events which happened on this day in history include:

311 Christians were legally recognised in the Roman Empire.

1789 George Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the United States of America.

1803 The USA bought Louisiana and New Orleans from France.

1900 Engine driver Casey Jones died at the throttle of the Cannonball Express at Illinois Central, slowing down the train to save passengers' lives. His courageous deed inspired a song that earned the composers $250,000.

1906 London bus routes were numbered.

1944 The first of 500,000 prefabricated homes (prefabs) went on show inLondon.

1945 Adolf Hitler shot himself dead in his underground bunker beneath theChancellery in Berlin. Eva Braun, whom he had married the previous day, died beside him by taking a cyanide pill.

1955 Well we all know the importance of this day!

1975 The Vietnam War ended when the South Vietnam Government surrendered to North Vietnam. Fighting had continued despite the signing of peace treaties in 1973.

1980 Armed terrorists seized the Iranian Embassy in London, taking 20hostages and threatening to blow it up if their demands were not met.