This Day in History
09 Dec 1212
Frederick II (later also Holy Roman Emperor) crowned King of Germany in Mainz
09 Dec 1315
Swiss Woudsteden renews Eternal Covenant (Oath Society)
09 Dec 1570
The Geuzen (a confederacy of Calvinist Dutch nobles) under Herman de Ruyter occupies Loevestein
09 Dec 1640
Settler Hugh Bewitt banished from Mass colony when he declares himself to be free of original sin
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“I Am Woman†by Helen Reddy tops the U.S. pop charts
Nothing in her professional credentials suggested the Australian pop singer Helen Reddy as a feminist icon prior to 1972. Shed made her way to the Unite...
John Birch Society founded
In Indianapolis retired Boston candy manufacturer Robert H.W. Welch Jr. establishes the John Birch Society a right-wing organization dedicated to fighting w...
Walesa elected president of Poland
In Poland Lech Walesa founder of the Solidarity trade union wins a landslide election victory becoming the first directly elected Polish leader. Walesa bo...
Intifada begins on Gaza Strip
In the Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip the first riots of the Palestinian intifada or shaking off in Arabic begin one day after an Israeli truck cr...
U.S Marines storm Mogadishu, Somalia
On this day in 1992 1800 United States Marines arrive in Mogadishu Somalia to spearhead a multinational force aimed at restoring order in the conflict-ridde...
Paris peace talks break down
For the first time since the Paris peace talks began in May 1968 both sides refuse to set another meeting date for continuation of the negotiations.The refusal...
Newspaper reports on bombing over North Vietnam
An article in the New York Times asserts that the U.S. bombing campaign has neither destabilized North Vietnams economy nor appreciably reduced the flow...
Reds trade Frank Robinson to Orioles
On this day in 1965 the Cincinnati Reds trade outfielder Frank Robinson to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for the pitchers Milt Pappas and Jack Baldschun a...
Johnson discusses daughters
On this day in 1967 CBS broadcasts an interview with President Lyndon Johnson and his wife Lady Bird in which they spoke candidly about their daughters. The ...
The Texan Army captures San Antonio
Inspired by the spirited leadership of Benjamin Rush Milam the newly created Texan Army takes possession of the city of San Antonio an important victory for t...
“The Charge of the Light Brigade†by Alfred Lord Tennyson is published
On this day The Examiner prints Alfred Lord Tennysons poem The Charge of the Light Brigade which commemorates the courage of 600 British...
Pacino stars in Scarface
The actor Al Pacino stars as a Cuban refugee who becomes a Miami crime boss in Scarface which opens in theaters on this day in 1983.In Scarface Pacino played ...
Cold spell leads to tragedy in Iran
Unseasonably low temperatures in Tehran Iran lead to the deaths of at least 40 people on this day in 2003. Rarely do such large groups die at the same time.In...
Policeman Daniel Faulkner found dead
Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner is found dead on the street with Mumia Abu-Jamal a well-known activist and freelance journalist lying severely wou...
Harry Gold sent to prison for his role in atomic espionage
Harry Goldwho had confessed to serving as a courier between Klaus Fuchs a British scientist who stole top-secret information on the atomic bomb and So...
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