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1487: Bartolomeu Dias departs Lisbon with two caravels and a supply ship on the expedition that would round the Cape of Good Hope, opening the sea route to India and transforming world trade.
1974: The new Portuguese government begins purging Salazar-era officials from key institutions, replacing governors, police commanders, and censors appointed by the dictatorship with officers loyal to the democratic transition.

Elsewhere

1945: Nazi Germany signs an unconditional surrender at Reims, France, ending World War II in Europe. The following day is celebrated as V-E Day.