1979
Middle East peace
In a ceremony at the White House, President Sadat of Egypt and Prime Minister Begin of Israel signed a peace treaty ending 30 years of war between the two countries.
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1827
Composer Ludwig van Beethoven died at age 56 in Vienna, Austria.
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1945
The battle of Iwo Jima ended; about 22,000 Japanese troops were killed or captured in the fighting and more than 4,500 U.S. troops were killed.
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1971
East Pakistan proclaimed its independence, taking the name Bangladesh.
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1982
Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial took place in Washington, DC.
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2000
Vladimir Putin was elected president of Russia.
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