History for October 9 - On-This-Day.com
Bruce Catton 1899, Aimee Semple McPherson 1890, Joe Pepitone 1940
John Lennon 1940 - Musician (Beatles), John Alec Entwistle 1944 - Musician (The Who), Jackson Browne 1948 - Musician
1781 - The last major battle of the American Revolutionary War took place in Yorktown, VA. The American forces, led by George Washington, defeated the British troops under Lord Cornwallis.
1919 - The Cincinnati Reds won the World Series. The win would be later tainted when 8 Chicago White Sox were charged with throwing the game. The incident became known as the "Black Sox" scandal.
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