On April 9, 1825, Miss Prudencia Ebert, daughter of John Ebert, became the first person buried in the Lutheran Cemetery on East Church Street in Frederick. On April 9, 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, VA, ending the four-year American Civil War. On April 9, 1893, Henry S. Landis opened Landis Jewelry in downtown Frederick. On December 31, 2013, his great-grandson, John B. Landis Jr., closed the business. At the time it was the oldest continuous business in Frederick. On April 9, 1965, The Ox Fibre Brush Company recommended to its stockholders that the company be sold to the Pro-Phy-Lac-Tic Brush Company of Massachusetts. On April 9, 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson visited Camp David near Thurmont. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury <mailto:Wasps1965@comcast.net> Wasps1965@comcast.net