Today in History
What happened on the 9th of June in history?
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- 0068
Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide
- 1732
royal charter for Georgia granted to James Oglethorpe
- 1851
SF Committee of Vigilance forms
- 1860
1st dime novel published
- 1868
1st meeting of Board of Regents U of Cal
- 1897
Alvin Graham Clark dies 3 weeks after 1st use of Yerkes 40-inch lens
- 1898
China leases Hong Kong's New Territories to Britain for 99 years
- 1931
Goddard patents rocket-fueled aircraft design
- 1946
66 -545 fans help Yanks break million mark earliest
- 1953
About 100 die in Worcester MA tornado
- 1959
1st ballistic missile sub launched "George Washington"
- 1963
Cleopatra opens in NY
- 1969
Warren Burger confirmed as US Chief Justice
- 1972
First All-Nite Grad Parties
- 1973
Secretariat wins Belmont Stakes & Triple Crown
- 1977
Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth celebrated with fireworks
- 1980
Soyuz T-2 returns to Earth
- 1982
Israel wipes out Syrian SAM missiles in Bekaa Valley
- 1984
Laserphonic Fantasy premieres
- 1986
Rogers Commission report released blame on Morton Thiokol
- 1997
British lease on New Territories in Hong Kong expires