Osun Defender History Corner: November 9th In Focus
Today, on the history corner, we take a trip in the realm of flashback and recall some events that marked this day.
November 9th, 1620
The Mayflower Compact was signed by the Pilgrims on board the Mayflower ship.
November 9th, 1780
The Battle of Fishdam Ford took place during the American Revolutionary War.
November 9th, 1848
Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine and Robert Baldwin became the first Prime Ministers of the Province of Canada.
November 9th, 1923
Beer Hall Putsch: Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party attempted a coup in Munich, Germany.
November 9th, 1935
United Airlines Flight 227 crashed near Chesterton, Indiana, killing all 4 crew members and 4 passengers.
November 9th, 1937
Japanese forces launched the Battle of Shanghai during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
November 9th, 1938
Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass) occurred in Nazi Germany, marking a major escalation of anti-Semitic violence.
November 9th, 1960
Robert McNamara was named the new U.S. Secretary of Defense.
November 9th, 1965
A massive power outage occurred in the northeastern United States and parts of Canada.
November 9th, 1967
The first issue of Rolling Stone magazine was published.
November 9th, 1967
Apollo 4, the first uncrewed test flight of the Saturn V rocket, was launched by NASA.
November 9th, 1980
Science fiction author Douglas Adams released “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.”
November 9th, 1983
Alfred Heineken, the Dutch brewing magnate, and his chauffeur were kidnapped in Amsterdam.
November 9th, 1985
Garry Kasparov became the youngest World Chess Champion at the age of 22.
November 9th, 1989
The East German government announced the opening of the Berlin Wall to the West.
November 9th, 1989
The fall of the Berlin Wall began as East Germany opened border crossings with West Germany.
November 9th, 1998
Capital punishment was abolished in the United Kingdom for all crimes.
November 9th, 2004
2004 – Yasser Arafat, the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization, died in a French military hospital.
November 9th, 2005
The Venus Express spacecraft was launched by the European Space Agency to study Venus.
November 9th, 2016
Donald Trump was elected as the 45th President of the United States.
Please note that these are just a few historical events that happened on November 9th. History is full of numerous other significant events on this day, ranging from politics and warfare to cultural and scientific milestones.
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