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JULY 9TH
- TODAY IS COW APPRECIATION DAY
- TODAY IS NATIONAL PINA COLADA DAY
- TODAY IS PICK BLUEBERRIES DAY
- TODAY IS TEDDY BEAR PICNIC DAY
BIRTHDAYS:
- ADOLPHUS BUSCH (1839-1913)
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- NIKOLA TESLA (1856-1943)
- IMA HOGG (1882-1975)
- EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER (1921-2009)
- ARLO GUTHRIE (1947, 71)
- GREG KIHN (1949, 69)
- CHERYL WHEELER (1951, 67)
- URBAN MEYER (1964, 54)
ON THIS DAY:
- IN 1832, U.S. PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON VETOES A BILL THAT WOULD RE-CHARTER THE SECOND BANK OF THE UNITED STATES
- IN 1850, U.S. PRESIDENT MILLARD FILLMORE IS SWORN IN, A DAY AFTER ZACHARY TAYLOR'S DEATH
- IN 1890, WYOMING BECOMES THE 44TH STATE
- IN 1913, DEATH VALLEY, CA HITS 134 DEGREES - THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED ON EARTH
- IN 1938, HOWARD HUGHES BEGINS HIS 91 HOUR FLIGHT AROUND THE WORLD
- IN 1978, "ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT" PREMIERES
- IN 1979, ARTHUR FIEDLER DIES
- IN 1991, BORIS YELTSIN TAKES OFFICE AS RUSSIA'S FIRST ELECTED PRESIDENT
- IN 1992, MANUEL NORIEGA IS SENTENCED TO 40 YEARS IN PRISON FOR RACKETEERING AND DRUG VIOLATIONS
- IN 2005, HURRICANE DENNIS HITS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE, RESULTING IN BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGE
- IN 2017, MOSUL IS DECLARED FULLY LIBERATED FROM ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE LEVANT