September 9 in History |
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1543 – Mary Stuart, nine months old, was crowned “Queen of Scots” in the central Scottish town of Stirling. 1776 – The Continental Congress officially named its new union of sovereign states ‘The United States.’ 1789 – The Bill of Rights was approved by the United States House of Representatives. 1791 – Washington, DC (District of Columbia), the capital of the United States, was named after President George Washington. 1839 – John Herschel took the first glass plate photograph. He also named seven moons of Saturn and four moons of Uranus, among other achievements. 1850 – California became the 31st state. 1917 -The first recorded use of “OMG” was in a 1917 letter to Winston Churchill. 1917 – (fictional) George, the Time Traveler, encountered his friend Filby’s now-grown son James, who advises his father was lost in the Great War in George Pal’s 1960 film, The Time Machine. 1926 – The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) was founded by the Radio Corporation of America 1947 – The first case of a computer bug being found… a moth lodged in a relay of a Harvard Mark II computer at Harvard University. 1950 – The first American television show to incorporate a laugh track was the sitcom The Hank McCune Show, although the technique started in radio in the 1940s. 1956 – Elvis Presley appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time. 1965 – The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development was established. 1966 – The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act was signed into law by US President Lyndon B. Johnson. 1967 – George of the Jungle cartoon debuted on ABC. 1969 – The Official Languages Act was enacted in Canada, making French equal to English throughout the Federal government. 1971 – The Attica prison riot occurred – 1200 inmates revolted, resulting in the deaths of 10 hostages and 29 inmates. 1972 – Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids premiered on CBS. #1 Hit September 9, 1978 – September 29, 1978: A Taste of Honey – Boogie Oogie Oogie #1 Hit September 9, 1989 – September 15, 1989: New Kids on the Block – Hangin’ Tough 1993 – The Palestine Liberation Organization officially recognized Israel as a legitimate state. #1 Hit September 9, 1995 – September 29, 1995: Coolio featuring L.V. – Gangsta’s Paradise 1999 – Sega released the first 128-bit video game console, the Dreamcast. #1 Hit September 9, 2006 – October 27, 2006: Justin Timberlake – SexyBack 2006 – Bleach premiered on Adult Swim |
