This Day in History
09 May 1386
Treaty of Windsor between Portugal and England (oldest diplomatic alliance in the world still in force)
09 May 1450
Abd al-Latif (Timurid monarch) is assassinated
09 May 1460
Courtyard of the episcopal palace in Atrecht (akak Arras) has witch burnings
09 May 1519
Austrian adel and burgerij in uprising against central government
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Irish adventurer Captain Blood steals crown jewels
In London Thomas Blood an Irish adventurer better known as Captain Blood is captured attempting to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of Lon...
Explorer Richard Byrd claims to have flown over the North Pole
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Former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro is found dead
On May 9 1978 the body of former Italian prime minister Aldo Moro is found riddled by bullets in the back of a car in the center of historic Rome. He was ki...
L. Ron Hubbard publishes Dianetics
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High-ranking Nazi Hermann Göring is captured by the U.S. Seventh Army
On this day in 1945 Herman Goering commander in chief of the Luftwaffe president of the Reichstag head of the Gestapo prime minister of Prussia and Hitler...
Reporter breaks the news of secret bombing in Cambodia
William Beecher military correspondent for the New York Times publishes a front page dispatch from Washington Raids in Cambodia by U.S. Unprotested...
House votes to initiate impeachment proceedings against President Nixon
The House of Representatives Judiciary Committee opens impeachment hearings against President Richard Nixon voting to impeach him on three counts on July 30.Th...
Massive antiwar demonstrations held in Washington
Between 75000 and 100000 young people mostly from college campuses demonstrate peacefully in Washington D.C. at the rear of a barricaded White House. They...
Johnny Bench hits three home runs off Steve Carlton
On May 9 1973 Johnny Bench All-Star catcher for the Cincinnati Reds hits three home runs in one game off All-Star pitcher Steve Carlton of the Philadelphia ...
Woodrow Wilson proclaims the first Mother’s Day holiday
On this day in 1914 President Woodrow Wilson issues a presidential proclamation that officially establishes the first national Mothers Day holiday to c...
Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show opens
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J.M. Barrie creator of Peter Pan, is born
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An unlikely challenger ends the Beatles’ reign atop the U.S. pop charts
Following the ascension of I Wanna Hold Your Hand to 1 in early February the Beatles held the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for three and a ...
Last episode of The Honeymooners airs
On this day in 1971 the last original episode of the sitcom The Honeymooners starring Jackie Gleason as Brooklyn bus driver Ralph Kramden airs.Although a per...
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