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On April 9, 1865, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia. (Go to article.)
On April 9, 1903, Gregory Pincus, the American scientist whose discoveries led to the development of the first birth-control pills , was born. Following his death on Aug. 22, 1967, his obituary appeared in The Times. (Go to obit. | Other Birthdays)
Editorial Cartoon of the Day
On April 9, 1870, Harper's Weekly featured a cartoon about the first black senator. (See the cartoon and read an explanation.)
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1682 French explorer Robert La Salle reached the Mississippi River.
1833 The nation's first tax-supported public library was founded in Peterborough, N.H.
1939 Black singer Marian Anderson performed at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., after she was denied the use of Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution because of her race.
1940 Germany invaded Denmark and Norway during World War II.
1942 American and Philippine defenders on Bataan capitulated to Japanese forces during World War II.
1959 NASA announced the selection of America's first seven astronauts: Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard and Donald Slayton.
1969 The album "Nashville Skyline" by Bob Dylan was released.
1992 Former Panamanian ruler Manuel Noriega was convicted in Miami of eight drug and racketeering charges.
1996 President Bill Clinton signed a line-item veto bill into law.
2001 American Airlines' parent company acquired bankrupt Trans World Airlines.
2003 Jubilant Iraqis celebrated the collapse of Saddam Hussein's regime, beheading a toppled statue of their longtime ruler in downtown Baghdad.
2005 Britain's Prince Charles married Camilla Parker Bowles, who took the title Duchess of Cornwall.
Current Birthdays
Kristen Stewart turns 20 years old today.
AP Photo/Chris Pizzello Actress Kristen Stewart ("Twilight" movies) turns 20 years old today.
84 Hugh Hefner
Playboy magazine founder
78 Jim Fowler
Naturalist
71 Michael Learned
Actress ("The Waltons")
57 Hal Ketchum
Country singer
56 Dennis Quaid
Actor
45 Paulina Porizkova
Actress, model
33 Gerard Way
Rock singer (My Chemical Romance)
31 Keshia Knight Pulliam
Actress ("The Cosby Show")
23 Jesse McCartney
Actor, singer
12 Elle Fanning
Actress ("Because of Winn-Dixie")
Historic Birthdays
Gregory Pincus
4/9/1903 - 8/22/1967
American endocrinologist; helped develop the birth control bill
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82 John Bacon
4/9/1738 - 10/25/1820
American clergyman, legislator and judge; advocate of civil and religious liberty
53 Isambard Brunel
4/9/1806 - 9/15/1859
English civil and mechanical engineer; designed the first transatlantic steamer
46 Charles Baudelaire
4/9/1821 - 8/31/1867
French poet, translator and literary critic
66 Emily Hobhouse
4/9/1860 - 6/8/1926
English reformer and social worker
78 Leon Blum
4/9/1872 - 3/30/1950
French politician; first Socialist and Jewish premier of France (1936-37)
86 Frank King
4/9/1883 - 6/24/1969
American comic-strip artist; created "Gasoline Alley"
86 Sol Hurok
4/9/1888 - 3/5/1974
Russian-born impresario; popularized classical ballet and music in America
78 Paul Robeson
4/9/1898 - 1/23/1976
American singer, actor and black activist
67 Curly Lambeau
4/9/1898 - 6/1/1965
American football coach and founder of the Green Bay Packers
90 J. William Fulbright
4/9/1905 - 2/9/1995
American senator
82 Antal Dorati
4/9/1906 - 11/13/1988
Hungarian-born American conductor
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