On this day in history
April 9
American
1865Robert E Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Court House, effectively ending the Civil War.
Robert E Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Court House, effectively ending the Civil War.
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1939Marian Anderson sings to 75,000 people at the Lincoln Memorial after being barred from Constitution Hall for h…
Marian Anderson sings to 75,000 people at the Lincoln Memorial after being barred from Constitution Hall for her race.
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1942American and Filipino troops surrender Bataan to Japan; the Bataan Death March follows.
American and Filipino troops surrender Bataan to Japan; the Bataan Death March follows.
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World
1940Germany invades Norway and Denmark in Operation Weserubung.
Germany invades Norway and Denmark in Operation Weserubung.
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1948Jewish fighters massacre Arab villagers at Deir Yassin, an atrocity that terrifies Palestinians into flight.
Jewish fighters massacre Arab villagers at Deir Yassin, an atrocity that terrifies Palestinians into flight.
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1991Georgia declares independence from the Soviet Union.
Georgia declares independence from the Soviet Union.
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