TODAY IN THE NEW WORLD ORDER

Wednesday, April  09, 2014 AP Highlight in History:  On April 9, 1865, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in the village of Appomattox Court House, Va.   AP Photo
On this date in: 1939 Black singer Marian Anderson performed at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., after she was denied the use of Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution because of her race. AP Photo 1940 Germany invaded Denmark and Norway during World War II. 1942 American and Philippine defenders on Bataan capitulated to Japanese forces during World War II. 1959 NASA announced the selection of America's first seven astronauts: Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard and Donald Slayton. 1969 The album "Nashville Skyline" by Bob Dylan was released. 1992 Former Panamanian ruler Manuel Noriega was convicted in Miami of eight drug and racketeering charges. 2001 American Airlines' parent company acquired bankrupt Trans World Airlines. 2003 Jubilant Iraqis celebrated the collapse of Saddam Hussein's regime, beheading a toppled statue of their longtime ruler in downtown Baghdad. AP Photo/Jerome Delay 2005 Britain's Prince Charles married Camilla Parker Bowles, who took the title Duchess of Cornwall. AP Photo/John D McHugh		Video HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS DAY IN HISTORY Today's Birthdays: Actress Kristen Stewart ("Twilight" movies) turns 24 years old today. AP Photo/Peter Kramer Name Profession Age Hugh Hefner Playboy magazine founder 88 Jim Fowler Naturalist 84 Michael Learned Actress ("The Waltons") 75 Hal Ketchum Country singer 61 Dennis Quaid Actor 60 Paulina Porizkova Actress, model 49 Cynthia Nixon Actress ("Sex and the City") 48 Gerard Way Rock singer (My Chemical Romance) 37 Keshia Knight Pulliam Actress ("The Cosby Show") 35 Jesse McCartney Actor, singer 27 Elle Fanning Actress ("Because of Winn-Dixie") 16 Jackie Evancho Singer 14 Actress Leighton Meester ("Gossip Girl") turns 28 years old today. AP Photo/Dan Steinberg