This Day In History

April 9
1241
Battle of Liegnitz: Mongol forces defeat the Polish and German armies.
1782
American War of Independence: Battle of the Saintes begins.
1867
Alaska purchase: Passing by a single vote, the United States Senate ratifies a treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska.
1940
World War II: Operation Weserübung Germany invades Denmark and Norway.
1942
World War II: The Battle of Bataan/Bataan Death March United States forces surrender on the Bataan Peninsula. The Japanese Navy launches an air raid on Trincomalee in Ceylon (Sri Lanka).
1957
The Suez Canal in Egypt is cleared and opens to shipping.
1968
Funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr.