July 9 - The Day in History

July 9 : General Interest 1877: Wimbledon tournament begins On July 9, 1877, the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club begins its first lawn tennis tournament at Wimbledon, then an outer-suburb of London... read more American Revolution 1777 : New York elects its first governor http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-york-elects-its-first-governor Automotive 2006 : World's largest parade of Fiat cars http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/worlds-largest-parade-of-fiat-cars Civil War 1864 : Rebels strike Yankees at the Battle of Monocacy http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-monocacy-maryland Cold War 1960 : Khrushchev and Eisenhower trade threats over Cuba http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/khrushchev-and-eisenhower-trade-threats-over-cuba Crime 1996 : A family is brutally attacked on a walk in England http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-family-is-brutally-attacked-on-a-walk-in-england Disaster 1918 : Trains collide outside Nashville http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/trains-collide-outside-nashville General Interest 1850 : President Taylor dies of cholera http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-taylor-dies-of-cholera 1947 : First female army officer http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-female-army-officer 1993 : Romanov remains identified http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/romanov-remains-identified Hollywood 2008 : MTV's The Real World leaves Hollywood http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mtvs-the-real-world-leaves-hollywood Literary 1918 : Faulkner joins the Royal Air Force http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/faulkner-joins-the-royal-air-force Music 1962 : Bob Dylan records "Blowin' In The Wind" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bob-dylan-records-quotblowin-in-the-windquot Old West 1846 : U.S. takes San Francisco http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-takes-san-francisco Presidential 1850 : President Zachary Taylor dies unexpectedly http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-zachary-taylor-dies-unexpectedly Sports 1948 : Satchel Paige makes debut with Cleveland Indians http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/satchel-paige-makes-debut-with-cleveland-indians Vietnam War 1966 : Soviets protest U.S. bombing of Haiphong http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviets-protest-us-bombing-of-haiphong 1971 : United States turns over responsibility for the DMZ http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-states-turns-over-responsibility-for-the-dmz World War I 1915 : Germans surrender Southwest Africa to Union of South Africa http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-surrender-southwest-africa-to-union-of-south-africa World War II 1941 : Enigma key broken http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/enigma-key-broken

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