November 9 in History - Today In History

November 9th events in history

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DateWeekdayEvent
November 9, 1799 Saturday Napoleon becomes dictator (1st consul) of France
November 9, 1848 Thursday PO at Clay & Pike opens
November 9, 1861 Saturday Battle of Piketon Ky
November 9, 1865 Thursday Conf Gen Lee surrenders to Union Gen Grant at Appomattox
November 9, 1918 Saturday Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates after German defeat in WW I
November 9, 1924 Sunday Miriam (Ma) Ferguson becomes 1st elected woman governor (of Texas)
November 9, 1935 Saturday Congress of Industrial Org formed (CIO)
November 9, 1940 Saturday Germany invaded Norway & Denmark in WW II
November 9, 1953 Monday Cambodia (now Kampuchea) gains independence within French Union
November 9, 1965 Tuesday 5:16PM massive power failure in New Engl & Ontario (NY blackout)
November 9, 1967 Thursday 1st unmanned Saturn V flight to test Apollo 4 reentry module
November 9, 1984 Friday Most shots in a Islander game - 88 - Isles 45 Rangers 43