9th April: Today In History

Today is Saturday, April 9th, the 100 day of 2016. There are 266 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

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

Birthdays:

1934   Carl Perkins (Singer)

1954   Dennis Quaid (Actor)

1957   Seve Ballesteros (Golfer)

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

1979   Keisha Knight Pulliam (Actress from Cosby Show)

1987   Jesse McCartney (Singer)

1990   Kristen Stewart (Actress from Twilight)