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On This Date in 1865 Appomattox Surrender
The date marks Robert E. Lee surrendering to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia ending the Civil War. Notable events include La Salle reaching the Mississippi in 1682 and the 1959 NASA astronaut group announcement. Birthdays and daily astrology precede a familiar weekly Horoscopes section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses St. Grant
Appomattox Court House
Virginia
Robert la Salle
Mississippi River
Peterborough
N.H
Marian Anderson
Lincoln Memorial
Washington, D.C
Constitution Hall
Daughters of the American Revolution
Germany
Denmark
Norway
Bataan
NASA
America
Scott Carpenter
Gordon Cooper
John Glenn
Gus Grissom
Wally Schirra
Alan Shepard
Donald Slayton