April 9 - The Day in History

April 9 : General Interest 1865: Robert E. Lee surrenders At Appomattox, Virginia, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders his 28,000 troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the American Civil War... read more American Revolution 1778 : Jeremiah Wadsworth named commissary general http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jeremiah-wadsworth-named-commissary-general Automotive 2009 : Honda wins World Green Car award http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/honda-wins-world-green-car-award Civil War 1865 : Confederate General Lee surrenders http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lee-surrenders Cold War 1987 : George Shultz condemns Soviet spying http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-shultz-condemns-soviet-spying Crime 1984 : A husband attempts murder for money in England http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-husband-attempts-murder-for-money-in-england Disaster 1947 : Tornado reduces Oklahoma town to rubble http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tornado-reduces-oklahoma-town-to-rubble General Interest 1939 : Marian Anderson sings at Lincoln Memorial http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/marian-anderson-sings-at-lincoln-memorial 1940 : Germany invades Norway http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-invades-norway 1959 : First astronauts introduced http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-astronauts-introduced 2005 : Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles wed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/prince-charles-and-camilla-parker-bowles-wed Hollywood 1962 : Sophia Loren wins Best Actress Oscar for Two Women http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sophia-loren-wins-best-actress-oscar-for-two-women Literary 1859 : Mark Twain receives steamboat pilot's license http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mark-twain-receives-steamboat-pilots-license Music 1939 : Marian Anderson sings on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/marian-anderson-sings-on-the-steps-of-the-lincoln-memorial Old West 1881 : Billy the Kid convicted of murder http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/billy-the-kid-convicted-of-murder Presidential 1962 : Kennedy throws first pitch at new D.C. stadium http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kennedy-throws-first-pitch-at-new-dc-stadium Sports 1978 : Gervin beats Thompson in NBA scoring title duel http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gervin-beats-thompson-in-nba-scoring-title-duel Vietnam War 1969 : "Chicago Eight" plead not guilty http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chicago-eight-plead-not-guilty World War I 1918 : Battle of the Lys begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-the-lys-begins World War II 1940 : Germany invades Norway and Denmark http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-invades-norway-and-denmark 1942 : U.S. surrenders in Bataan http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-surrenders-in-bataan

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