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Historical Events
on May 9th
- Lead Story
- L. Ron Hubbard publishes Dianetics,1950
- American Revolution
- Patriot politician and composer Francis Hopkinson dies,1791
- Automotive
- "Speed Racer" movie released,2008
- Civil War
- Union troops take Snake Creek Gap, Georgia,1864
- Cold War
- West Germany joins NATO,1955
- Crime
- Cunanan continues murder spree,1997
- Disaster
- Soccer fans trampled in Ghana,2001
- General Interest
- Captain Blood steals crown jewels,1671
- Byrd flies over the North Pole?,1926
- FDA approves the pill,1960
- Aldo Moro found dead,1978
- Former POW is ambassador to Vietnam,1997
- Hollywood
- Last Honeymooners episode airs,1971
- Literary
- James Barrie is born,1860
- Music
- An unlikely challenger ends the Beatles' reign atop the U.S. pop charts,1964
- Old West
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West show opens,1887
- Presidential
- Woodrow Wilson proclaims the first Mother's Day holiday,1914
- Sports
- Johnny Bench hits three home runs off Steve Carlton,1973
- Vietnam War
- Reporter breaks the news of secret bombing in Cambodia,1969
- Demonstrations held in Washington,1970
- House votes to initiate impeachment proceedings,1974
- World War I
- Allies launch dual offensive on Western Front,1915
- World War II
- Herman Goering is captured by the U.S. Seventh Army,1945
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