June 9 in history
Events on June 9
Notable events that happened on June 9 in past years.
- 2010
At least 40 people are killed and more than 70 wounded in a suicide bombing at a wedding party in Arghandab, Kandahar.
Wikipedia article: 2010 Nadahan bombing - 1999
Kosovo War: The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and NATO sign a peace treaty.
Wikipedia article: Kosovo War - 1978
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opens its priesthood to "all worthy men", ending a 148-year-old policy of excluding black men.
Wikipedia article: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - 1968
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a national day of mourning following the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
Wikipedia article: Lyndon B. Johnson - 1965
Vietnam War: The Viet Cong commences combat with the Army of the Republic of Vietnam in the Battle of Đồng Xoài, one of the largest battles in the war.
Wikipedia article: Vietnam War - 1957
First ascent of Broad Peak by Fritz Wintersteller, Marcus Schmuck, Kurt Diemberger, and Hermann Buhl.
Wikipedia article: Broad Peak - 1948
Foundation of the International Council on Archives under the auspices of the UNESCO.
Wikipedia article: International Council on Archives - 1928
Charles Kingsford Smith completes the first trans-Pacific flight in a Fokker Trimotor monoplane, the Southern Cross.
Wikipedia article: Charles Kingsford Smith - 1915
William Jennings Bryan resigns as Woodrow Wilson's Secretary of State over a disagreement regarding the United States' handling of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania.
Wikipedia article: William Jennings Bryan - 1863
American Civil War: The Battle of Brandy Station in Virginia, the largest cavalry battle on American soil, ends Confederate cavalry dominance in the eastern theater.
Wikipedia article: Battle of Brandy Station - 1856
Five hundred Mormons leave Iowa City, Iowa for the Mormon Trail.
Wikipedia article: Mormon handcart pioneers - 1772
The British schooner Gaspee is burned in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.
Wikipedia article: Kingdom of Great Britain - 1523
The Parisian Faculty of Theology fines Simon de Colines for publishing the Biblical commentary Commentarii initiatorii in quatuor Evangelia by Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples.
Wikipedia article: Simon de Colines - 721
Odo of Aquitaine defeats the Moors in the Battle of Toulouse.
- 411 BC
The Athenian coup succeeds, forming a short-lived oligarchy.
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