Captain John Smith (1850 – 1912)
Archive for April, 2024
10
Apr
ASPCA WAS FOUNDED ON THIS DAY IN 1866
On April 10, 1866, the American Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)was
founded in New York City by philanthropist and
diplomat 54 year old Henry Bergh.
Henry Bergh (August 29, 1813 – March 12, 1888)
Portrait of Henry Bergh on duty.
09
Apr
HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY IN 2003
A statue of Saddam Hussein is toppled in Baghdad.
On April 9, 2003, just three weeks into the invasion of Iraq,
U.S. forces pull down a bronze statue of Saddam Hussein
in Baghdad’s Firdos Square, symbolizing the end of the
Iraqi president’s long, often brutal reign, and a major early victory for the United States.
09
Apr
THE CIVIL WAR ENDED ON THIS DAY IN 1865
In the village of Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on April 9,
1865, Robert E. Lee surrendered his 28,000 Confederate troops
to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, thus effectively ending the
American Civil War. Forced to abandon the Confederate capital
of Richmond, blocked from joining the surviving Confederate
force in North Carolina, and harassed constantly by Union
cavalry, Lee had no other option.
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