(Friday, May 26, 1865) — Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of the Confederate Trans-Mississippi division, surrendered today, ending all organized Southern military resistance to the Union forces.
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The Beatles record final BBC Radio musical performance 50 years ago this hour (May 26 1965)
Video: 'The Beatles - "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" (BBC Radio, June 7, 1965)'
(Wednesday, May 26, 1965, 2:30-6:00 p.m. BST) — The Beatles recorded what turned out to be their final musical appearance on BBC Radio today for the BBC Light Programme The Beatles (Invite You To Take A Ticket To Ride) at the BBC’s Piccadilly Studios in London, for airing on June 7, 1965, at 10 a.m. Continue reading The Beatles record final BBC Radio musical performance 50 years ago this hour (May 26 1965)