June 9

People born on this day are Gemini.

On this day in history01

1957
First ascent of Broad Peak by Fritz Wintersteller, Marcus Schmuck, Kurt Diemberger, and Hermann Buhl.
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1959
The USS George Washington is launched. It is the first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine.
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1965
The civilian Prime Minister of South Vietnam, Phan Huy Quát, resigns after being unable to work with a junta led by Nguyễn Cao Kỳ.
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1965
Vietnam War: The Viet Cong commences combat with the Army of the Republic of Vietnam in the Battle of Đồng Xoài, one of the largest battles in the war.
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1967
Six-Day War: Israel captures the Golan Heights from Syria.
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1968
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a national day of mourning following the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
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1972
Severe rainfall causes a dam in the Black Hills of South Dakota to burst, creating a flood that kills 238 people and causes $160 million in damage.
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1973
In horse racing, Secretariat wins the U.S. Triple Crown.
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1979
The Ghost Train fire at Luna Park Sydney, Australia, kills seven.
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1995
Ansett New Zealand Flight 703 crashes into the Tararua Range during approach to Palmerston North Airport on the North Island of New Zealand, killing four.
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1999
Kosovo War: The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and NATO sign a peace treaty.
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2008
Two bombs explode at a train station near Algiers, Algeria, killing at least 13 people.
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