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