Important Events From This day in History November 9

 

9 Nov, 1965 U.S.A. / Canada - - Blackout

1965 : A blackout affecting 30 million people in northeastern states including New York of the United States and Ontario, Canada lasting for up to 13 hours. The blackout was blamed on a sophisticated power system that was ironically built to ensure electricity would be available in an emergency. The blackout affected Ontario, Canada and Connecticut, Massachusetts , New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, New York, and New Jersey.

9 Nov, 1921 Germany - - Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein receives the Nobel Prize in Physics "for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect" .

1989 Germany - - Berlin Wall Opens Up

1989 : East Germany opened its borders today, allowing its citizens to freely cross into the West for the first time since the Berlin Wall was built in 1961. Some Germans used hammers to chip away at the Berlin Wall for keepsakes or in their own small way try to destroy the infamous symbol of East-West division.

9 Nov, 1922

Turkey - - Constantinople

Fear and unrest set in after a British soldier was killed in Constantinople by the Turks. However, allied forces remained strong. They were confident that the Turkish government would no longer demand that Great Britain and other forces leave this city. Incidentally, Constantinople is now the present-day Istanbul, the most populous city in Turkey. This change took place in 1931, which was almost ten years after the killing of the British soldier.

9 Nov, 1931 China - - Declare War on Japan

General Mah Chang Shan of the Chinese Heilungkieng province had declared war on Japan. Heilungkieng, which is located in Northern Manchuria, was a region cut of by the Japanese from the rest of China at this time .

9 Nov, 1938 Germany - - Campaign of Terror Against Jews

German Nazis launch a campaign of terror against Jewish people their homes and businesses in Germany and Austria leaving at least 100 dead and over 30,000 arrested and sent to concentration camps . This provided the prelude to the Holocaust in Germany. Over 100,000 German Jews left Germany realizing that they would not be safe. The world powers were outraged by what the Nazis had done but the strongest they did was to break off diplomatic relations which allowed Nazis to commit the mass murder of 6 million European Jews during the Holocaust

9 Nov, 1940 Germany - - Nazi

This was normally a Nazi memorial day for those who had died assisting this political party in its rise to power. However, this particular memorial day in 1940 was set aside as a German "work day". The main order of business on this chosen day was to "hammer Britain into submission." In other words, the purpose of this day was to try to win Great Britain to the Axis (enemy of Great Britain, U.S.A. etc.) side during World War II.

9 Nov, 1956 Hungary - - Street Fighting

1956: Street fighting broke out in the streets of Budapest. The Russian-Supported Hungarian government took action to stop this fighting, which was started by "doggedly resisting rebels". Steps taken by Soviet troops and local police did very little, however, to stop this outbreak of violence. It was suspected that this area's failing economy-and the fear that it ignited-were what lead to the chaos in this city. Budapest was suffering from a severe food, electricity, and coal shortage at this time. Moreover, a general strike was underway, and Hungary's rail system was not in operation.

9 Nov, 1960 U.S.A. - - John F Kennedy

Senator John F Kennedy wins the election for the president of the United States. .

9 Nov, 1963 Japan - - Disaster

A two-in-one disaster occurred in Japan. The Miike coal mine has a major explosion causing the deaths of more than 400, most from carbon monoxide poisoning, and at the same time a three-train crash leaves more than 150 dead . It was estimated that more than 600 people had lost their lives as a result of these twin disasters.

9 Nov, 1967 U.S.A. - - Apollo 4

Hopes that the latest successful launch of Apollo 4 on the Saturn V launch vehicle gives NASA renewed hope that the US can still land a man on the moon sometime before the end of the decade.

9 Nov, 1967 U.S.A. - - Rolling Stone Magazine

1967 : First issue of Rolling Stone Magazine founded by Jann Wenner about music, popular culture and politics is published. Image is from the first published issue featuring John Lennon.

9 Nov, 1970 France - - Charles de Gaulle

General Charles de Gaulle, has died of a heart attack. He was a wartime hero and former president of France and is seen as one of the greatest leaders France ever had as he was a leading member of the resistance movement against German rule in World War II.

9 Nov, 1973 Egypt - - Peace Plan

Although the signing of the Middle East Peace plan was scheduled but Israel sought further clarification. The terms of this treaty would be discussed further and the signing was delayed until November 11th .