1865: Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia after four years of Civil War in the United States.

In the world

1942: During World War II, some 75,000 Philippine and American soldiers surrendered to Japanese troops, ending the Battle of Bataan in the Philippines. The prisoners of war were subsequently forced to march 65 miles to POW camps in what is now known as the Bataan Death March; thousands died or were killed en route.

Today’s birthdays

Satirist-musician Tom Lehrer is 97. Actor Michael Learned is 86. Drummer Steve Gadd is 80. Actor Dennis Quaid is 71. Fashion designer Marc Jacobs is 62. Model-actor Paulina Porizkova is 60. Actor Cynthia Nixon is 59. Actor Keshia Knight Pulliam is 46. Actor Leighton Meester is 39. Actor Kristen Stewart is 35. Actor Elle Fanning is 27. Rapper Lil Nas X is 26. Actor Isaac Hempstead Wright is 26. Musician Jackie Evancho is 24. — The Associated Press