Paul Robeson 1898 - Singer
- 1241 - In the Battle of Liegnitz, Mongol armies defeated the Poles and the Germans.
- 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...
- 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.
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