• 193 - Septimius Severus was proclaimed Roman Emperor.
• 1865 - Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union forces.
• 1940 - Operation Weserübung: Germany invaded Denmark and Norway; Occupation of Denmark begins.
• 1959 - NASA announced the selection of the Mercury program astronauts.
• 1991 - Georgia declared independence from the Soviet Union.

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