What Happened on Sep 9

New England Confederation Declares War on Native Americans Following Multiple Attacks on Settlements

The war quickly spread, and soon involved the Podunk and Nipmuck tribes. During the summer of 1675 the Native Americans attacked at Middleborough... Read more

Twenty Black Carolinians Meet Near The Stono River

Early on the morning of Sunday, September 9, 1739, twenty black Carolinians met near the Stono River, approximately twenty miles southwest of... Read more

Douglas and Clay Draft the Compromise of 1850

The Compromise of 1850 was a series of bills aimed at resolving the territorial and slavery controversies arising from the Mexican-American War... Read more

Compromise Sets Texas Boundaries

The Compromise of 1850 set Texas's boundaries at their present form. Texas ceded land which later became half of present day New Mexico, a third of... Read more

California is Admitted to the Union as a Free State

In 1848, the non-native population of California has been estimated to be no more than 15,000. But after gold was discovered, the population... Read more

Utah Territory Preserves Balance

The territory was organized by an organic act of Congress in 1850, on the same day that the State of California was admitted to the Union. The... Read more

California is the 31st State Admitted to the Union

It was August 1848 before the United States Senate ratified the treaty ending the Mexican War and recognizing the transfer of California to... Read more

Helgoland Island Air Disaster

The Helgoland Island Air Disaster occurred on September 9, 1913, and is traditionally considered the first air disaster involving more than ten... Read more

First Battle of the Masurian Lakes Begins

The First Battle of the Masurian Lakes was a German offensive in the Eastern Front during the early stages of World War I. It pushed the Russian... Read more

Battle of the Bzura Begins as Germany Invades Poland

The Battle of the Bzura (or Kutno or Battle of Kutno — German name) was a battle in the opening campaign of World War II during the 1939 German... Read more

Germany Begins Assault on Polish Forces in Hel

Hel was the target of air attacks from the first day of the campaign (1 September). The German army forced Polish units of Armia Pomorze to... Read more

Albert Guay Affair

On this date in 1951, Albert Guay was hanged in Canada for one of the earliest commercial airline attacks — bombing a Canadian Pacific Airline... Read more

Elvis Presley First Appears on The Ed Sullivan Show

Elvis, wearing a loud plaid jacket, greeted the audience from a set decorated with stylized guitar shapes. He announced that the show was “probably... Read more

President Eisenhower Signs the Civil Rights Act of 1957

The Civil Rights Act of 1957, primarily a voting rights bill, was the first civil rights legislation enacted by Congress in the United States since... Read more

"Les Liaisons Dangereuses" Is Released

Les liaisons dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons) is a 1959 French language film, based on the 1782 novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. It was... Read more

Sandy Koufax Pitches a Perfect Game

Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitched a perfect game in Major League Baseball against the Chicago Cubs at Dodger Stadium on September 9,... Read more

"Bed And Board" Is Released

Bed and Board (French: Domicile Conjugal) is a 1970 French film directed by François Truffaut. It belongs to Truffaut's series of five films about... Read more

Inmates at Attica Correctional Facility Rise Up to Seize Control of the Prison

The Attica Prison riot occurred at the Attica Correctional Facility in Attica, New York, United States in 1971. The riot was based in part upon... Read more

Death of Mao Zedong

Mao Tse-tung, the pre-eminent figure of the Chinese Communist revolution and the leader of his country since 1949, died today at the age of... Read more

Rush release Signals

Signals is the ninth studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released September 9, 1982. Signals was the follow-up to the successful Moving... Read more

Fates Warning releases Night on Bröcken

Night on Bröcken is the debut album by Fates Warning, released in September 1984. In 2002, Metal Blade Records released a remastered version of... Read more

"Dark Eyes" Is Released

Dark Eyes (Italian: Oci ciornie; Russian: Очи чёрные; French: Les Yeux noirs) is a 1987 Italian and Russian language film which tells the story of... Read more

FDA Approves Shionogi Pharma's Cognex

Treating mild to moderate dementia (eg, impairment of memory or judgement, abstract thinking, changes in personality) in patients with Alzheimer... Read more

UFC 3: The American Dream

UFC 3: The American Dream was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on September 9, 1994, at Grady Cole... Read more

Sony Releases the Playstation in North America

The PlayStation (abbreviated PS, PSone, PS1, or PSX due to its internal code name PlayStation eXperimental) is a 32-bit fifth generation video game... Read more