A Barge on the Mississippi River
- Mississippi River: was reached by Spanish conquistador Hernando do Soto (1541)
- pyroclastic flow: Martinique's Mt. Pelée erupted a cloud of hot gas, ash and rock, killing 40,000 people (1902)
- Eye bank: a collection of corneas donated after death was established for the first time, in New York City (1944)
- V-E Day: the UK and US celebrated their victory over Nazi Germany, a day after Germany signed an unconditional surrender (1945)