This Day in History: April 9th

Here are ten historical events that took place on April 9th, listed in chronological order:

1. 1241 – Battle of Liegnitz: Mongol forces defeat the Polish and German armies.
2. 1413 – Henry V is crowned King of England.
3. 1865 – American Civil War: Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, effectively ending the war.
4. 1917 – World War I: The Battle of Arras begins, with Canadian and British troops launching a major offensive against German forces in France.
5. 1939 – African-American singer Marian Anderson performs a concert at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., after being denied the opportunity to perform at the segregated Constitution Hall.
6. 1940 – World War II: Germany invades Denmark and Norway in Operation Weserübung.
7. 1959 – NASA announces the selection of the first seven astronauts for the Mercury program, including Alan Shepard and John Glenn.
8. 1965 – The Astrodome, the world’s first multipurpose domed stadium, opens in Houston, Texas.
9. 1967 – The first Boeing 737 makes its maiden flight.
10. 2003 – Baghdad falls to American forces, leading to the collapse of Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq.

Thank you for reading my writings. If you’d like to, you can buy me a coffee for just £1 and I will think of you while writing my next post! Just hit the link below…. (thanks in advance)