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What Happened On March 9

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1009: The first recorded use of the name of Lithuania appeared in Latin in the Annals of Quedlinburg, written in Saxony-Anhalt, present-day Germany. 1997: Comet Hale–Bopp: Observers in China, Mongolia and eastern Siberia are treated to a rare double feature as an eclipse permits Hale-Bopp to be seen during the day. 1862: American Civil War: In the world's first battle between two ironclad warships, USS Monitor and CSS Virginia fought to a draw near the mouth of Hampton Roads in Virginia. 1847: Mexican–American War: The Siege of Veracruz began, the first large-scale amphibious assault conducted by United States military forces. 1842: Awaking from a nap under a tree at Rancho San Francisco, Francisco López made the first popularly documented discovery of gold in California. 1776: Scottish philosopher Adam Smith published his book The Wealth of Nations, the first classical treatise on political economy. 1883: Demonstration of 9 March 1883: Parisian anarchists, unemployed and carpenters narrowly miss the Presidential palace during a violent protest; first use of the black flag as a symbol of anarchism by Louise Michel. 1862: American Civil War: USS Monitor and CSS Virginia (rebuilt from the engines and lower hull of the USS Merrimack) fight to a draw in the Battle of Hampton Roads, the first battle between two ironclad warships. 1847: Mexican–American War: The first large-scale amphibious assault in U.S. history is launched in the Siege of Veracruz. 1842: The first documented discovery of gold in California occurs at Rancho San Francisco, six years before the California Gold Rush.

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1009 First ever
The first recorded use of the name of Lithuania appeared in Latin in the Annals of Quedlinburg, written in Saxony-Anhalt, present-day Germany.
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1997 Oddly true
Comet Hale–Bopp: Observers in China, Mongolia and eastern Siberia are treated to a rare double feature as an eclipse permits Hale-Bopp to be seen during the day.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1862 First ever
American Civil War: In the world's first battle between two ironclad warships, USS Monitor and CSS Virginia fought to a draw near the mouth of Hampton Roads in Virginia.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1847 First ever
Mexican–American War: The Siege of Veracruz began, the first large-scale amphibious assault conducted by United States military forces.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1842 First ever
Awaking from a nap under a tree at Rancho San Francisco, Francisco López made the first popularly documented discovery of gold in California.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1776 First ever
Scottish philosopher Adam Smith published his book The Wealth of Nations, the first classical treatise on political economy.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1883 First ever
Demonstration of 9 March 1883: Parisian anarchists, unemployed and carpenters narrowly miss the Presidential palace during a violent protest; first use of the black flag as a symbol of anarchism by Louise Michel.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1862 First ever
American Civil War: USS Monitor and CSS Virginia (rebuilt from the engines and lower hull of the USS Merrimack) fight to a draw in the Battle of Hampton Roads, the first battle between two ironclad warships.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1847 First ever
Mexican–American War: The first large-scale amphibious assault in U.S. history is launched in the Siege of Veracruz.
Read more →
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1842 First ever
The first documented discovery of gold in California occurs at Rancho San Francisco, six years before the California Gold Rush.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

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2023A shooting in the Alsterdorf quarter of Hamburg, Germany, kills eight people and injures another eight. Wikipedia →
2020Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister of Italy, announces in a televised address and signs the decree imposing the first nationwide COVID-19 lockdown in the world. Wikipedia →
2015Two Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil helicopters collide in mid-air over Villa Castelli, Argentina, killing all 10 people on board both aircraft, including French athletes Florence Arthaud, Camille Muffat and Alexis Vastine, as well as producers and guests for the French TV show Dropped. Wikipedia →
2012A truce between the Salvadoran government and gangs in the country goes into effect when 30 gang leaders are transferred to lower security prisons. Wikipedia →
2011Space Shuttle Discovery makes its final landing after 39 flights. Wikipedia →
2000Nupedia, a multi-language online encyclopedia, is launched. Wikipedia →
1997Comet Hale–Bopp: Observers in China, Mongolia and eastern Siberia are treated to a rare double feature as an eclipse permits Hale-Bopp to be seen during the day. Wikipedia →
1987Chrysler announces its acquisition of American Motors Corporation. Wikipedia →
1978President Soeharto inaugurates Jagorawi Toll Road, the first toll highway in Indonesia, connecting Jakarta, Bogor and Ciawi, West Java. Wikipedia →
1977The Hanafi Siege: In a 39-hour standoff, armed Hanafi Muslims seize three Washington, D.C., buildings. Wikipedia →
1976Forty-two people die in the Cavalese cable car disaster, the deadliest cable car accident in history. Wikipedia →
1974The Mars 7 Flyby bus releases the descent module too early, missing Mars. Wikipedia →
1967Trans World Airlines Flight 553 crashes in a field in Concord Township, Ohio, following a mid-air collision with a Beechcraft Baron, killing 26 people. Wikipedia →
1961Sputnik 9 successfully launches, carrying a dog and a human dummy, and demonstrating that the Soviet Union was ready to begin human spaceflight. Wikipedia →
1960Dr. Belding Hibbard Scribner implants for the first time a shunt he invented into a patient, which allows the patient to receive hemodialysis on a regular basis. Wikipedia →
1959The Barbie doll makes its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York. Wikipedia →
1957The 8.6 Mw Andreanof Islands earthquake shakes the Aleutian Islands, causing over $5 million in damage from ground movement and a destructive tsunami. Wikipedia →
1956Soviet forces suppress mass demonstrations in the Georgian SSR, reacting to Nikita Khrushchev's de-Stalinization policy. Wikipedia →
1954McCarthyism: CBS television broadcasts the See It Now episode, "A Report on Senator Joseph McCarthy", produced by Fred Friendly. Wikipedia →
1946Bolton Wanderers stadium disaster at Burnden Park, Bolton, England, kills 33 and injures hundreds more. Wikipedia →
1945World War II: A coup d'état by Japanese forces in French Indochina removes the French from power. Wikipedia →
1945World War II: Allied forces carry out firebombing over Tokyo, destroying most of the capital and killing over 100,000 civilians. Wikipedia →
1944World War II: Soviet Army planes attack Tallinn, Estonia. Wikipedia →
1942World War II: Dutch East Indies unconditionally surrenders to the Japanese forces in Kalijati, Subang, West Java, and the Japanese complete their Dutch East Indies campaign. Wikipedia →
1933Great Depression: President Franklin D. Roosevelt submits the Emergency Banking Act to Congress, the first of his New Deal policies. Wikipedia →
1916Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa leads nearly 500 Mexican raiders in an attack against the border town of Columbus, New Mexico. Wikipedia →
1908Inter Milan is founded on Football Club Internazionale, following a schism from A.C. Milan. Wikipedia →
1883Demonstration of 9 March 1883: Parisian anarchists, unemployed and carpenters narrowly miss the Presidential palace during a violent protest; first use of the black flag as a symbol of anarchism by Louise Michel. Wikipedia →
1862American Civil War: USS Monitor and CSS Virginia (rebuilt from the engines and lower hull of the USS Merrimack) fight to a draw in the Battle of Hampton Roads, the first battle between two ironclad warships. Wikipedia →
1847Mexican–American War: The first large-scale amphibious assault in U.S. history is launched in the Siege of Veracruz. Wikipedia →
1842Giuseppe Verdi's third opera, Nabucco, receives its première performance in Milan; its success establishes Verdi as one of Italy's foremost opera composers. Wikipedia →
1842The first documented discovery of gold in California occurs at Rancho San Francisco, six years before the California Gold Rush. Wikipedia →
1841The U.S. Supreme Court rules in the United States v. The Amistad case that captive Africans who had seized control of the ship carrying them had been taken into slavery illegally. Wikipedia →
1815Francis Ronalds describes the first battery-operated clock in the Philosophical Magazine. Wikipedia →
1811Paraguayan forces defeat Manuel Belgrano at the Battle of Tacuarí. Wikipedia →
1796Napoléon Bonaparte marries his first wife, Joséphine de Beauharnais. Wikipedia →
1776Scottish philosopher Adam Smith publishes The Wealth of Nations, ushering in the classical period of political economy. Wikipedia →
1765After a campaign by the writer Voltaire, judges in Paris posthumously exonerate Jean Calas of murdering his son. Calas had been tortured and executed in 1762 on the charge, though his son may have actually died by suicide. Wikipedia →
1701Safavid troops retreat from Basra, ending a three-year occupation. Wikipedia →
1500The fleet of Pedro Álvares Cabral leaves Lisbon for the Indies. The fleet will discover Brazil which lies within boundaries granted to Portugal in the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494. Wikipedia →
1230Bulgarian Tsar Ivan Asen II defeats Theodore of Epirus in the Battle of Klokotnitsa. Wikipedia →
1226Khwarazmian sultan Jalal ad-Din conquers the Georgian capital of Tbilisi. Wikipedia →
1044The people of Constantinople riot against emperor Constantine IX Monomachos, whose preference of his mistress Maria Skleraina over empress Zoe Porphyrogenita is seen as an insult. Wikipedia →
1009First known mention of Lithuania, in the annals of the monastery of Quedlinburg. Wikipedia →
141 BCLiu Che, posthumously known as Emperor Wu of Han, assumes the throne over the Han dynasty of China. Wikipedia →

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