What Happened on Dec 9

Battle Of Great Bridge

The Battle of Great Bridge was fought December 9, 1775, in the area of Chesapeake, Virginia, during the American Revolutionary War. The victory by... Read more

Battle of Chusto-Talasah

The Battle of Chusto-Talasah (also known as Bird Creek, Caving Banks, and High Shoal) was fought December 9, 1861, in what is now Tulsa County,... Read more

Tom Harmon Wins Heisman Trophy

In his three seasons, old ninety-eight scored 33 touchdowns, kicked two field goals and kicked 33 points after touchdowns for 237 points, and threw... Read more

Bruce Smith Wins Heisman Trophy

The handsome Minnesota halfback, who received his Heisman Trophy two days after Pearl Harbor, was voted the best college player in the All-Star... Read more

German Forces Fall Back from San Leandro Following Successful Ally Crossing of Moro River

By the morning of 9 December, the RCE had completed the bridge across the Moro River, enabling the tanks of the King's Own Calgary Regiment... Read more

Doctors' Trial (officially United States of America v. Karl Brandt, et al.)

The Doctors' Trial (officially United States of America v. Karl Brandt, et al.) was the first of 12 trials for war crimes that the United States... Read more

"Los Olvidados" Is Released

Los Olvidados (The Forgotten Ones) is a 1950 Mexican film directed by Spanish-Mexican filmaker Luis Buñuel. Óscar Dancigers, the producer, asked... Read more

Alan Ameche Wins Heisman Trophy

This stampeding fullback in 37 games in four years scored 25 touchdowns gained 3,345 scrimmage yards and was mainly responsible for the Badgers' 26... Read more

Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810 Crash

An east-bound Trans-Canada Air Lines plane vanished Sunday night with 62 persons aboard ini turbulent weather over the mountains of southwest... Read more

Billy Cannon Wins Heisman Trophy

William Abb "Billy" Cannon (born August 2, 1937) is an All-American, 1959 Heisman Trophy winner and 2008 inductee into the College Football Hall of... Read more

"A Charlie Brown Christmas" Premieres

A Charlie Brown Christmas is the first prime-time animated TV special based upon the comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was produced and... Read more

Cream Releases "Fresh Cream"

Fresh Cream is Cream's December 1966 debut album. It was the first LP release of producer Robert Stigwood's new "Independent" Reaction Records... Read more

Cream Releases "Disraeli Gears"

Disraeli Gears is the second album by British blues-rock group Cream. It was released in November 1967 and went on to reach #5 on the UK album... Read more

Ralph Bunche Dies

American diplomat Ralph Bunche, winner of the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize, died on December 9, 1971 in New York City. Bunche was born in Detroit,... Read more

"Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" Is Released

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore is a 1974 American drama film directed by Martin Scorsese. The screenplay by Robert Getchell focuses on the... Read more

Tony Dorsett Wins Heisman Trophy

In his fabulous four-year career at Pittsburgh, Dorsett established so many NCAA records that he deserves his own record book. Just to skim the... Read more

Herschel Walker Wins Heisman Trophy

The seventh junior to win the Heisman Trophy - the 6'1", 222 lb. versatile athlete amassed an unbelievable 5,097 yards rushing (an NCAA record for... Read more

"Scarface" Is Released

Scarface is a 1983 epic crime drama film directed by Brian De Palma, written by Oliver Stone, and starring Al Pacino as Tony Montana. Based on... Read more

"The Cigar Store Indian" - Season 5 Episode 10 of Seinfeld Premiers

"The Cigar Store Indian" is the seventy-fourth episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 10th episode for the 5th season. It aired on... Read more

FDA Approves Lilly's Evista

Evista affects the cycle of bone formation and breakdown in the body, and reduces loss of bone tissue. Evista is used to treat or prevent... Read more

Amsterdam District Court Imposes a Penalty on Denial of Authenticity of Anne Frank's Diary

In 1991, Holocaust deniers Robert Faurisson and Siegfried Verbeke produced a booklet titled The Diary of Anne Frank: A Critical Approach. They... Read more

South Park Episode 216 - "Merry Christmas, Charlie Manson!"

Kyle, Stan and Kenny accompany Eric and his family to a Christmas celebration with the Cartman family. One of Cartman's relatives breaks out of... Read more

Chris Weinke Wins 2000 Heisman Trophy

Weinke Wins The Heisman Chris Weinke capped a remarkable back-to-school story Saturday night when the 28-year-old Florida State quarterback won... Read more

Horizons: Empire of Istaria Launches

Istaria: Chronicles of the Gifted (formerly Horizons: Empire of Istaria) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by... Read more

Reuben Studdard Releases 'Soulful'

In other words, most of Soulful consists of cuts that are about the feel of the production, from the shiny surfaces to the languid late-night... Read more