June 9 in History
What happened on June 9 in history?
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on june 9 in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened on june 9 in history.
?>1986
NASA publishes a report on the Challenger accident.
1972
American advisor John Paul Vann is killed in a helicopter accident in Vietnam.
1959
The first ballistic missile-carrying submarine, the USS George Washington, is launched.
1954
At the Army-McCarthy hearings, attorney Joseph Welch asks Senator Joseph McCarthy “Have you no sense of decency?”
1951
After several unsuccessful attacks on French colonial troops, North Vietnam’s General Vo Nguyen Giap orders Viet Minh to withdraw from the Red River Delta.
1945
Japanese Premier Kantaro Suzuki declares that Japan will fight to the last rather than accept unconditional surrender.
1942
The Japanese high command announces that “The Midway Occupation operations have been temporarily postponed.”
1931
Robert H. Goddard patents a rocket-fueled aircraft design.
1923
Bulgaria’s government is overthrown by the military.
1863
At the Battle of Brandy Station in Virginia, Union and Confederate cavalries clash in the largest cavalry battle of the Civil War.
1861
Mary Ann “Mother” Bickerdyke begins working in Union hospitals.
1790
Civil war breaks out in Martinique.
1534
Jacques Cartier sails into the mouth of the St. Lawrence River in Canada.
1064
Coimbra, Portugal falls to Ferdinand, king of Castile.