Today In History. What Happened This Day In History
A Timeline Of Events That Occurred On This Day In History
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history.
Today in History
May 9
| 1502 | Christopher Columbus leaves Spain on his final trip to New World. | |
| 1754 | The first newspaper cartoon in America appears. | |
| 1813 | U.S. troops under William Henry Harrison take Fort Meigs from British and Canadian troops. | |
| 1864 | Union General John Sedgwick is shot and killed by a Confederate sharpshooter during fighting at Spotsylvania. His last words are: "They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist–" | |
| 1859 | Threatened by the advancing French army, the Austrian army retreats across the River Sesia in Italy. | |
| 1915 | German and French forces fight the Battle of Artois. | |
| 1926 | Explorer Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett make the first flight over the North Pole. | |
| 1936 | Fascist Italy captures the city of Addis Abba, Ethiopia and annexes the country. | |
| 1941 | The German submarine U-110 is captured at sea along with its Enigma machine by the Royal Navy. | |
| 1946 | King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy abdicates his throne and is replaced by Umberto. | |
| 1962 | A laser beam is successfully bounced off the moon for the first time. | |
| 1974 | The House Judiciary Committee begins formal hearings on Nixon impeachment. | |
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| 1800 | John Brown, abolitionist. | |
| 1844 | Belle Boyd, Confederate spy. | |
| 1860 | James Mathew Barrie, writer (Peter Pan, The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up). | |
| 1873 | Howard Carter, British archaeologist. | |
| 1882 | Henry J. Kaiser, shipbuilder. | |
| 1906 | Eleanor Estes, children's author. | |
| 1921 | Mona van Duyn, American poet laureate. | |
| 1934 | Alan Bennett, British playwright and screenwriter (The Madness of King George III). | |
| 1936 | Albert Finney, British actor (Murder on the Orient Express, Tom Jones). | |
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