1821CE
Birth
Charles Baudelaire Born
A French poet who produced notable work as an essayist, art critic, and pioneering translator of Edgar Allan Poe, best known for his volume of poems "The Flowers of Evil."
Daily Chronicle
April 9
3 Historical Records
1865CE
War
Lee Surrenders to Grant
Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders his Army of Northern Virginia to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, effectively ending the American Civil War.
1959CE
Science
Mercury Seven Introduced
NASA introduces the first seven American astronauts, known as the Mercury Seven, who would pilot the manned spaceflight program.