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Historical Events on September 9

  • Washington, D.C.

    1791

    Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, is named after President George Washington.

  • California

    1850

    California is admitted as the thirty-first U.S. state.

  • American Civil War

    1863

    American Civil War: The Union Army enters Chattanooga, Tennessee.

  • Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

    1923

    Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, founds the Republican People's Party.

  • Allies of World War II

    1943

    World War II: The Allies land at Salerno and Taranto, Italy.

  • Second Sino-Japanese War

    1945

    Second Sino-Japanese War: The Empire of Japan formally surrenders to China.

  • Elvis Presley

    1956

    Elvis Presley appears on the Ed Sullivan Show for the first time.

  • Kentucky

    1972

    In Kentucky's Mammoth Cave National Park, a Cave Research Foundation exploration and mapping team discovers a link between the Mammoth and Flint Ridge cave systems, making it the longest known cave passageway in the world.

  • Indian Space Research Organisation

    2012

    The Indian space agency puts into orbit its heaviest foreign satellite yet, in a streak of 21 consecutive successful PLSV launches.

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