June 9 in History - Today In History

June 9th events in history

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DateWeekdayEvent
June 9, 68 Saturday Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide
June 9, 1732 Monday royal charter for Georgia granted to James Oglethorpe
June 9, 1851 Monday SF Committee of Vigilance forms
June 9, 1860 Saturday 1st dime novel published
June 9, 1868 Tuesday 1st meeting of Board of Regents U of Cal
June 9, 1897 Wednesday Alvin Graham Clark dies 3 weeks after 1st use of Yerkes 40-inch lens
June 9, 1898 Thursday China leases Hong Kong's New Territories to Britain for 99 years
June 9, 1931 Tuesday Goddard patents rocket-fueled aircraft design
June 9, 1946 Sunday 66 -545 fans help Yanks break million mark earliest
June 9, 1953 Tuesday About 100 die in Worcester MA tornado
June 9, 1959 Tuesday 1st ballistic missile sub launched "George Washington"
June 9, 1963 Sunday Cleopatra opens in NY
June 9, 1969 Monday Warren Burger confirmed as US Chief Justice
June 9, 1972 Friday First All-Nite Grad Parties
June 9, 1973 Saturday Secretariat wins Belmont Stakes & Triple Crown
June 9, 1977 Thursday Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth celebrated with fireworks
June 9, 1980 Monday Soyuz T-2 returns to Earth
June 9, 1982 Wednesday Israel wipes out Syrian SAM missiles in Bekaa Valley
June 9, 1984 Saturday Laserphonic Fantasy premieres
June 9, 1986 Monday Rogers Commission report released blame on Morton Thiokol
June 9, 1997 Monday British lease on New Territories in Hong Kong expires