04-09-2006, 05:26 AM
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April 9th
1682 ~ Robert de LaSalle discovered the mouth of the Mississippi River, claimed it for France and named it Louisiana.
1865 ~ Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, effectively ending the American Civil War.
1906 ~ Birthday of Antal Dorati, Hungarian conductor.
1940 ~ Operation Weserübung: Germany invaded Denmark and Norway.
1942 ~ HMS Hermes and Royal Australian Navy Destroyer HMAS Vampire were sunk off Ceylon’s (Sri Lanka) east coast by Japanese naval aircraft.
1926 ~ Birthday of Hugh Hefner, Editor & Publisher.
1928 ~ Birthday of Tom Lehrer, Musician & Satirist.
1959 ~ Death of Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect.
1991 ~ Georgia declared its independence from the Soviet Union.
1992 ~ John Major won the UK general election.
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