Confederate General Robert E. Lee ended his campaign at The Battle of Appomattox Court House.
He and his 26,765 troops surrendered to US Union Lieutenant General Ulysses S Grant. The war didn’t officially end until May 8th of the same year.
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The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, died at age 99.
Martin Luther King Jr. was laid to rest in Atlanta, Georgia.
Great Britain held The Queen Mother's funeral in London, England.
President John F. Kennedy granted Winston Churchill the first-ever honorary US citizenship.
Pope Constantine died.
