Today in History: April 9, Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox
This day is Wednesday April the th day of There are days left in the year In the modern day in history On April Confederate Gen Robert E Lee surrendered his army to Union Lt Gen Ulysses S Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia after four years of Civil War in the United States Also on this date In Marian Anderson performed a concert at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D C after the Black singer was denied the use of Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution Related Articles Trump says high tariffs may have prevented the Great Depression History says different Nowadays in History April tennis great Arthur Ashe announces AIDS evaluation In the present day in History April Rwandan genocide begins In the modern day in History April United States enters World War I In the modern day in History April FDR establishes Civilian Conservation Corps In during World War II Germany invaded Denmark and Norway In during World War II several Philippine and American soldiers surrendered to Japanese troops ending the Battle of Bataan in the Philippines The prisoners of war were subsequently forced to march miles kilometers to POW camps in what is now known as the Bataan Death March thousands died or were killed en highway In NASA introduced the Mercury Seven its first seven astronauts Scott Carpenter Gordon Cooper John Glenn Gus Grissom Wally Schirra Alan Shepard and Donald Deke Slayton In funerals private and community were held for the Rev Martin Luther King Jr at the Ebenezer Baptist Church and Morehouse College in Atlanta five days after the civil rights leader was assassinated in Memphis Tennessee In Baghdad fell to American troops during the Iraq War after six days of fighting In Britain s Prince Charles married Camilla Parker Bowles who took the title Duchess of Cornwall In federal agents raided the office of President Donald Trump s personal attorney Michael Cohen seizing records on matters including a payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels In current times s Birthdays Satirist-musician Tom Lehrer is Actor Michael Learned is Drummer Steve Gadd is Actor Dennis Quaid is Fashion designer Marc Jacobs is Model-actor Paulina Porizkova is Actor Cynthia Nixon is Actor Keshia Knight Pulliam is Actor Jay Baruchel is Actor Leighton Meester is Singer-songwriter Jazmine Sullivan is Actor Kristen Stewart is Actor Elle Fanning is Rapper Lil Nas X is Actor Isaac Hempstead Wright is Singer Jackie Evancho ee-VAYN -koh is
