📅 April 9 in the Time Tunnel
What happened on April 9? Travel back in time and find out — then test yourself with the quiz.
⏳ On this day in history
- 1682Explorer La Salle reached the mouth of the Mississippi River
- 1860Édouard-Léon Scott made the first known recording of a human voice
- 1865General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, Virginia, ending the Civil War’s main fighting
- 1959NASA introduced the "Mercury Seven," America’s first astronauts
- 1969The British Concorde, a supersonic airliner, made its first flight
🎂 Born on April 9
- 🏛️ Jørn Utzon (1918) — architect of the Sydney Opera House
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April 9 quiz
In what year? 🧭 Explorer La Salle reached the mouth of the Mississippi River
In what year? 🎙️ Édouard-Léon Scott made the first known recording of a human voice
In what year? 🕊️ General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, Virginia, ending the Civil War’s main fighting
Which famous person was born on April 9?