Today marks the anniversary of Hitler's suicide (1945), Saigon's fall (1975), George Washington's inauguration (1789), the Louisiana Purchase (1803), and Willie Nelson's birth (1933)-a date that lives in infamy for tax collectors nationwide.
Today in History: Hitler Dies, Washington is President, U.S. Doubles in Size
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