Monday, September 09, 2024

History for September 9

History for September 9 - On-This-Day.com 
Colonel Harland Sanders 1890
  • 490 B.C. - The Battle of Marathon took place between the invading Persian army and the Athenian Army. The marathon race was derived from the events that occurred surrounding this battle.
  • 1776 - The second Continental Congress officially made the term "United States", replacing the previous term "United Colonies."
  • 1836 - Abraham Lincoln received his license to practice law.
  • 1942 - Japan dropped incendiaries bombs in an attempt to set fire to the forests in Oregon and Washington. The forest did not ignite.
  • 1948 - North Korea became the People's Democratic Republic of Korea.
  • 1957 - The first civil rights bill to pass Congress since Reconstruction was signed into law by U.S. President Eisenhower.
  • 1994 - The U.S. agreed to accept about 20,000 Cuban immigrants a year. This was in return for Cuba's promise to halt the flight of refugees.

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