Dennis Quaid 1954 - Actor ("Wyatt Earp", "The Right Stuff"), brother of Randy Quaid
1770 - Captain James Cook discovered Botany Bay on the Australian continent.
1865 - At Appomattox Court House, Virginia, General Robert E. Lee surrendered his Confederate Army to Union General Ulysses S. Grant...
1866 - The Civil Rights Bill passed over U.S. President democrat Andrew Johnson's veto.
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.
1947 - 169 people were killed and 1,300 were injured by a series of tornadoes in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.
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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