| September 9 |
| 337 |
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Constantine’s three sons, already Caesars, each take the title of Augustus. Constantine II and Constans share the west while Constantius II takes control of the east. |
| 1087 |
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William the Conquerer, Duke of Normandy and King of England, dies in Rouen while conducting a war which began when the French king made fun of him for being fat. |
| 1513 |
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King James IV of Scotland is defeated and killed by English at Flodden. |
| 1585 |
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Pope Sixtus V deprives Henry of Navarre of his rights to the French crown. |
| 1776 |
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The term "United States" is adopted by the Continental Congress to be used instead of the "United Colonies." |
| 1786 |
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George Washington calls for the abolition of slavery. |
| 1791 |
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French Royalists take control of Arles and barricade themselves inside the town. |
| 1834 |
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Parliament passes the Municipal Corporations Act, reforming city and town governments in England. |
| 1850 |
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California, in the midst of a gold rush, enters the Union as the 31st state. |
| 1863 |
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The Union Army of the Cumberland passes through Chattanooga as they chase after the retreating Confederates. The Union troops will soon be repulsed at the Battle of Chickamauga. |
| 1886 |
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The Berne International Copyright Convention takes place. |
| 1911 |
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An airmail route opens between London and Windsor. |
| 1915 |
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A German zeppelin bombs London for the first time, causing little damage. |
| 1926 |
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The Radio Corporation of America creates the National Broadcasting Co. |
| 1942 |
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A Japanese float plane, launched from a submarine, makes its first bombing run on a U.S. forest near Brookings, Oregon. |
| 1943 |
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Allied troops land at Salerno, Italy and encounter strong resistance from German troops. |
| 1970 |
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U.S. Marines launch Operation Dubois Square, a 10-day search for North Vietnamese troops near DaNang. |
| 1976 |
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Communist Chinese leader Mao Tse-tung died in Beijing at age 82. |
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Born on September 9 |
| 1585 |
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Duc Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu, French cardinal and statesman who helped build France into a world power under the leadership of King Louis XIII. |
| 1828 |
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Leo Tolstoy, Russian novelist (War and Peace, Anna Karenina). |
| 1887 |
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Alfred M. Landon, Republican governor of Kansas who carried only two states in his overwhelming defeat for the presidency by Franklin Roosevelt in 1936. |
| 1890 |
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Colonel Harland Sanders, originator of Kentucky Fried Chicken fast-food restaurants. |
| 1900 |
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James Hilton, British novelist who authored Lost Horizon and Goodbye Mr. Chips and created the imaginary world of "Shangri-La." |
| 1934 |
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Sonia Sanchez, poet. |
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