1789

George Washington took the oath of office at Federal Hall in New York as the first president of the United States.

1803

The United States completed its purchase of the 828,000 square mile Louisiana Territory from France for 60 million francs, the equivalent of about $15 million; the acquisition roughly doubled the size of the United States.

1945

As Soviet troops approached his Berlin bunker, Adolf Hitler took his own life, as did Eva Braun, whom Hitler married the previous day.

1973

As the Watergate scandal deepened, President Richard Nixon announced the resignations of top aides H.R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman, Attorney General Richard G. Kleindienst and White House counsel John Dean.

1975

The Vietnam War ended as the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to Communist forces.

Birthdays

UN Secretary-General António Guterres is 76. Filmmaker Jane Campion is 71. Filmmaker Lars von Trier is 69. Basketball Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas is 64. Actor Johnny Galecki is 50. Actor Sam Heughan is 45. Actor Kunal Nayyar is 44. Rapper Lloyd Banks is 43. Actor Kirsten Dunst is 43. Basketball Hall of Famer Seimone Augustus is 41. Actor Gal Gadot is 40. Actor Ana de Armas is 37.