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An overjoyed Abraham Lincoln learned - this day in 1865 - that the South had surrendered, bringing the Civil War to a close. The Civil War remains by far the bloodiest war in U.S. history: 750,000 Americans were killed—the equivalent of 7.7 million Americans today (more)
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 Robert E. Lee's surrender to Ulysses S. Grant is captured wonderfully in this painting by Gen. L.M.D. Guillaume. Occurred at McLean House Appomattox, VA - this day in 1865. America's worst war, mercifully, was over
The original Mercury 7 astronauts only appeared together in their space suits once: this day in 1959. In back, L-R: Shepard, Grissom, Cooper. Front: Schirra, Slayton, Glenn, Carpenter. (for PR purposes, Slayton and Glenn wore spray-painted work boots)
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Jacqueline Kennedy pays her respects to Coretta Scott King, before the funeral of the murdered Martin Luther King, Jr. This day, 1968 (Photo: Maurice Sorrell)
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The King funeral saw quite a gathering: Jacqueline and Robert Kennedy (who had two months to live), Richard Nixon and others. For security reasons, President Johnson did not attend. (Corbis)
Jacqueline Kennedy's attendance at King's funeral revived her own nightmares; she would suffer a further jolt two months later with the murder of Robert F. Kennedy. Paul Brandus's book on Jackie is being re-released in paperback next week.
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