Today in History: April 9, Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox
At present is Wednesday April the th day of There are days left in the year At present 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 US egg giant Cal-Maine says regime is inspecting price increases Trump admin says it s implementing tariffs on Chinese goods as markets fall Outrage builds as video shows Idaho police shooting a knife-wielding teenager with autism New Mexico governor mobilizes National Guard to tackle crime crisis in Albuquerque Chris Sununu out on New Hampshire Senate race despite Trump endorsement In during World War II Germany invaded Denmark and Norway In during World War II a few 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 road 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 residents 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 Nowadays 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
