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Thursday, April 09th 2026

Events:

1682   La Salle discovers the mouth of the Mississippi River

1865   American Civil War: Robert E. Lee surrenders

1913   The Brooklyn Dodgers' Ebbets Field opens.

1957   The Suez Canal, Egypt, is opened to shipping

Famous Birthdays:

1963   Marc Jacobs

1934   Carl Perkins (Singer)

1954   Dennis Quaid (Actor)

1957   Seve Ballesteros (Golfer)

1964   Margaret Peterson Haddix (Author of The Missing and Shadow Children)

1990   Kristen Stewart (Actress from Twilight)

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