1865
At Appomattox Court House, Virginia, General Robert E. Lee surrendered his Confederate Army to Union General Ulysses S. Grant
Though there were still Confederate armies in the field, the war was officially over. The four years of fighting had killed 360,000 Union troops and 260,000 Confederate troops.
1912
The first exhibition baseball game was held at Fenway Park in Boston. The game was between Red Sox and Harvard.
The Red Sox won 2-0
1965
The Astrodome in Houston opened!
This was Major League Baseball’s first indoor game. President Lyndon B. Johnson was in attendance.
The Astrodome was termed the ‘Eighth Wonder of the World’
1967
The first Boeing 737 was rolled out for use.
2003
Marines pulled down Saddam Hussein’s statue in Baghdad after U.S. commanders declared his rule ended!
This was a historic moment of Operation Iraqi Freedom
2005
Prince Charles married Camilla Parker Bowles
and then lastly it was This Day In History in
1926
Hugh Hefner was born!
Happy 89th Birthday to Hef!
-Tyler Jackson
