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1945: Red Army enters outskirts of Berlin
Russian troops capture some outlying suburbs of Berlin at the beginning of what promises to be a bitter battle for control of the city.
1987: Tamil Tigers blamed for bus garage blast
More than 100 people have been killed after a bomb exploded in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo.
1975: Vietnam's President Thieu resigns
The President of South Vietnam steps down accusing the United States of betrayal in a blistering attack broadcast to the nation
1994: 'Guildford Four' man cleared of IRA murder
One of the Guildford Four, Paul Hill, has won his appeal against a conviction for an IRA murder in Northern Ireland.
1955: Fleet Street papers back after strike
National newspapers are published for the first time in nearly a month following the end of the maintenance workers' strike.
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