September 9 - The Day in History

September 9 : General Interest 1893: President's child born in White House Frances Folsom Cleveland, the wife of President Grover Cleveland, gives birth to a daughter, Esther, in the White House... read more American Revolution 1776 : Congress renames the nation "United States of America" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-renames-the-nation-united-states-of-america Automotive 1966 : President Johnson signs the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-johnson-signs-the-national-traffic-and-motor-vehicle-safety-act Civil War 1863 : Yankees capture Chattanooga http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/yankees-enter-chattanooga-tennessee Cold War 1976 : Mao Zedong Dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mao-zedong-dies Crime 1919 : The Boston police department goes on strike http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-boston-police-department-goes-on-strike Disaster 1954 : Powerful earthquake rocks Algeria http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/powerful-earthquake-rocks-algeria General Interest 1971 : Riot at Attica prison http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/riot-at-attica-prison 1976 : Chairman Mao dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chairman-mao-dies Hollywood 1939 : Audiences are treated to surprise preview of Gone with the Wind http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/audiences-are-treated-to-surprise-preview-of-gone-with-the-wind Literary 1910 : Alice B. Toklas moves in permanently with Gertrude Stein http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/alice-b-toklas-moves-in-permanently-with-gertrude-stein Old West 1850 : California becomes the 31st state in record time http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/california-becomes-the-31st-state-in-record-time Presidential 1893 : Cleveland baby born in White House http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cleveland-baby-born-in-white-house Sports 1965 : Sandy Koufax pitches perfect game http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sandy-koufax-pitches-perfect-game Vietnam War 1967 : Hackney receives Medal of Honor http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hackney-receives-medal-of-honor 1969 : Ho Chi Minh buried in Hanoi http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ho-chi-minh-buried-in-hanoi 1972 : DeBellevue becomes leading American Ace http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/debellevue-becomes-leading-american-ace World War I 1914 : U.S. Secretary of State Lansing demands recall of Austro-Hungarian ambassador http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-secretary-of-state-lansing-demands-recall-of-austro-hungarian-ambassador World War II 1942 : Japanese bomb U.S. mainland http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japanese-bomb-us-mainland 1943 : Allies land at Salerno and Taranto http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/allies-land-at-salerno-and-taranto

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