On April 9, 1413, the coronation of England’s King Henry V took place in Westminster Abbey.

In 1865, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia, effectively ending the U.S. Civil War after nearly four years.

In 1940, during World War II, Germany invaded Denmark and Norway.

In 1968, funerals, private and public, were held for Martin Luther King Jr. at the Ebenezer Baptist Church and Morehouse College in Atlanta, five days after the civil rights leader was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.

In 2021, Britain’s Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, died at age 99.

In 2023, “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” proved to be a surprisingly huge hit at the box office, bringing in $204.6 million in its first five days.