Tom Lehrer 1928 - Songwriter
- 1865 - At Appomattox Court House, Virginia, General Robert E. Lee surrendered his Confederate Army to Union General Ulysses S. Grant in the parlor of Wilmer McClean's home. Grant allowed Rebel officers to keep their sidearms and permitted soldiers to keep their horses and mules. Though there were still Confederate armies in the field, the war was officially over. The four years of fighting had killed 360,000 Union troops and 260,000 Confederate troops.
- 1867 - The U.S. Senate ratified the treaty with Russia that purchased the territory of Alaska by one vote.
- 1942 - In the Battle of Bataan, American and Filipino forces were overwhelmed by the Japanese Army.
- 1959 - NASA announced the selection of America's first seven astronauts.
- 1967 - The first Boeing 737 was rolled out for use.
- 1988 - The U.S. imposed economic sanctions on Panama.
- 1992 - Former Panamanian ruler Manuel Noriega was convicted in Miami, FL, of eight drug and racketeering charges.
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