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9 April

  1. 1483

    Edward IV dies; his twelve-year-old son becomes Edward V.

    Princes in the Tower Unsolved

    In 1483 a twelve-year-old king and his brother vanished inside the Tower of London and their uncle took the crown. What became of them is still debated.

  2. 1865

    Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House.

    Lincoln Assassination Executed

    Good Friday, 1865: an actor shoots the president at Ford's Theatre, a manhunt crosses two states, and a military court hangs four conspirators.

  3. 1927

    Thayer sentences Sacco and Vanzetti to death.

    Sacco and Vanzetti Disputed verdict

    Two Italian anarchists executed in 1927 for a Braintree payroll robbery and double murder. Their guilt is still argued; their unfair trial is not.