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April 9
1413 - The coronation of England’s King Henry V took place in Westminster Abbey.
1731 - Robert Jenkins's ear was cut off, sparking the War of Jenkins's Ear between Spain and England.
1865 - Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia, effectively bringing an end to the U.S. Civil War..
1914 - The first full-color film, "The World, The Flesh, and the Devil," was shown in London.
1939 - Contralto Marian Anderson, after being denied performing at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., gave a concert at the Lincoln Memorial.
1940 - During World War II, Germany invaded Denmark and Norway.
1942 - American and Philippine troops on Bataan were overwhelmed by Japanese forces during World War II. The "Bataan Death March" began soon after.
1959 - NASA announced the selection of America's first astronauts, including Alan Shepard and John Glenn.
1959 - Architect Frank Lloyd Wright, 91, died in Phoenix, Arizona.
1963 - Winston Churchill became the first honorary U.S. citizen.
1968 - Funerals, private and public, were held for Martin Luther King Jr. at the Ebenezer Baptist Church and Morehouse College in Atlanta, five days after the civil rights leader was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.
1979 - Officials declared an end to the crisis involving the Three Mile Island Unit 2 nuclear reactor in Pennsylvania, 12 days after a partial core meltdown.
1992 - Former Panamanian ruler Manuel Noriega was convicted of drug and racketeering charges.
1996 - In a dramatic shift of purse-string power, President Bill Clinton signed a line-item veto bill into law. (The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the veto in 1998.)
2003 - American Marines pulled down Saddam Hussein's statue in Baghdad after U.S. commanders declared his rule ended.
2005 - Britain's Prince Charles marries Camilla Parker Bowles, who took the title Duchess of Cornwall.
2010 - Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced his retirement.
2012 - A Florida special prosecutor said a grand jury would not look into the Trayvon Martin case, leaving the decision of whether to charge the teen’s shooter in her hands alone. (Prosecutor Angela Corey ended up filing second-degree murder charges against George Zimmerman, who pleaded not guilty, claiming self-defense; He was acquitted at trial.)
2018 - Federal agents raided the office of President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, Michael Cohen, seizing records on matters including a $130,000 payment made to porn actress Stormy Daniels.
2021 - Britain's Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, died at age 99; he was Britain's longest-serving consort.
2023 - “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” would prove to be a surprisingly huge hit at the box office, bringing in $204.6 million in its first five days. (By year’s end, the animated film had earned more $1.3 billion globally, second only to “Barbie” for the year.)
Birthdays
24 - Jackie Evancho (singer)
25 - Isaac Hempstead Wright (actor)
25 - Lil Nas X (rapper)
26 - Elle Fanning (actress)
34 - Kristen Stewart (actress)
34 - Bianca Belair (professional wrestler)
37 - Jazmine Sullivan (singer)
37 - Jesse McCartney (actor/singer)
38 - Leighton Meester (actress)
38 - Jordan Masterson (actor)
39 - Annie Funke (actress)
42 - Jay Baruchel (actor)
44 - Ryan Northcott (actor)
44 - Charlie Hunnam (actor)
45 - Keshia Knight Pulliam (actress)
49 - Sunny Anderson (TV personality)
58 - Cynthia Nixon (actress)
59 - Paulina Porizkova (actress/model)
59 - Mark Pellegrino (actor)
60 - Lisa Guerrero (actress/model/sports reporter)
61 - Joe Scarborough (TV host)
70 - Dennis Quaid (actor)
85 - Michael Learned (actress)
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Today in Sports History - April 9
1931 - The Chicago Blackhawks defeat the Montreal Canadiens to win the Stanley Cup.
1932 - The Toronto Maple Leafs defeat the New York Rangers to win the Stanley Cup.
1935 - The Montreal Maroons defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs to win the Stanley Cup.
1941 - The PGA established the Golf Hall of Fame.
1945 - National Football League officials decreed that it was mandatory for football players to wear socks in all league games.
1946 - The Montreal Canadiens defeat the Boston Bruins to win the Stanley Cup.
1950 - Jimmy Demaret becomes the first three-time champion of the Masters golf tournament.
1959 - The Boston Celtics won the first of their eight consecutive NBA championships after sweeping the Minneapolis Lakers.
1960 - The Boston Celtics defeat the St. Louis Hawks in seven games to win the NBA championship.
1962 - Arnold Palmer wins his third Masters title.
1965 - The Houston Astrodome held its first baseball game.
1972 - Jack Nicklaus wins his fourth Masters.
1987 - Wayne Gretzky passed Jean Beliveau as the all-time hockey playoff scoring leader.
1997 - Major League Soccer announces expansion franchises for Miami and Chicago.
2002 - The New Jersey Nets won their first divisional title since joining the NBA in 1976.
2006 - Phil Mickelson wins his second Masters.
2013 - Connecticut defeats Louisville to win their eighth NCAA Women's Tournament.
2017 - Sergio Garcia beat Justin Rose in a sudden-death playoff at the Masters for his first victory at a major championship.
1413 - The coronation of England’s King Henry V took place in Westminster Abbey.
1731 - Robert Jenkins's ear was cut off, sparking the War of Jenkins's Ear between Spain and England.
1865 - Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia, effectively bringing an end to the U.S. Civil War..
1914 - The first full-color film, "The World, The Flesh, and the Devil," was shown in London.
1939 - Contralto Marian Anderson, after being denied performing at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., gave a concert at the Lincoln Memorial.
1940 - During World War II, Germany invaded Denmark and Norway.
1942 - American and Philippine troops on Bataan were overwhelmed by Japanese forces during World War II. The "Bataan Death March" began soon after.
1959 - NASA announced the selection of America's first astronauts, including Alan Shepard and John Glenn.
1959 - Architect Frank Lloyd Wright, 91, died in Phoenix, Arizona.
1963 - Winston Churchill became the first honorary U.S. citizen.
1968 - Funerals, private and public, were held for Martin Luther King Jr. at the Ebenezer Baptist Church and Morehouse College in Atlanta, five days after the civil rights leader was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.
1979 - Officials declared an end to the crisis involving the Three Mile Island Unit 2 nuclear reactor in Pennsylvania, 12 days after a partial core meltdown.
1992 - Former Panamanian ruler Manuel Noriega was convicted of drug and racketeering charges.
1996 - In a dramatic shift of purse-string power, President Bill Clinton signed a line-item veto bill into law. (The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the veto in 1998.)
2003 - American Marines pulled down Saddam Hussein's statue in Baghdad after U.S. commanders declared his rule ended.
2005 - Britain's Prince Charles marries Camilla Parker Bowles, who took the title Duchess of Cornwall.
2010 - Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced his retirement.
2012 - A Florida special prosecutor said a grand jury would not look into the Trayvon Martin case, leaving the decision of whether to charge the teen’s shooter in her hands alone. (Prosecutor Angela Corey ended up filing second-degree murder charges against George Zimmerman, who pleaded not guilty, claiming self-defense; He was acquitted at trial.)
2018 - Federal agents raided the office of President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, Michael Cohen, seizing records on matters including a $130,000 payment made to porn actress Stormy Daniels.
2021 - Britain's Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, died at age 99; he was Britain's longest-serving consort.
2023 - “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” would prove to be a surprisingly huge hit at the box office, bringing in $204.6 million in its first five days. (By year’s end, the animated film had earned more $1.3 billion globally, second only to “Barbie” for the year.)
Birthdays
24 - Jackie Evancho (singer)
25 - Isaac Hempstead Wright (actor)
25 - Lil Nas X (rapper)
26 - Elle Fanning (actress)
34 - Kristen Stewart (actress)
34 - Bianca Belair (professional wrestler)
37 - Jazmine Sullivan (singer)
37 - Jesse McCartney (actor/singer)
38 - Leighton Meester (actress)
38 - Jordan Masterson (actor)
39 - Annie Funke (actress)
42 - Jay Baruchel (actor)
44 - Ryan Northcott (actor)
44 - Charlie Hunnam (actor)
45 - Keshia Knight Pulliam (actress)
49 - Sunny Anderson (TV personality)
58 - Cynthia Nixon (actress)
59 - Paulina Porizkova (actress/model)
59 - Mark Pellegrino (actor)
60 - Lisa Guerrero (actress/model/sports reporter)
61 - Joe Scarborough (TV host)
70 - Dennis Quaid (actor)
85 - Michael Learned (actress)
===========================================
Today in Sports History - April 9
1931 - The Chicago Blackhawks defeat the Montreal Canadiens to win the Stanley Cup.
1932 - The Toronto Maple Leafs defeat the New York Rangers to win the Stanley Cup.
1935 - The Montreal Maroons defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs to win the Stanley Cup.
1941 - The PGA established the Golf Hall of Fame.
1945 - National Football League officials decreed that it was mandatory for football players to wear socks in all league games.
1946 - The Montreal Canadiens defeat the Boston Bruins to win the Stanley Cup.
1950 - Jimmy Demaret becomes the first three-time champion of the Masters golf tournament.
1959 - The Boston Celtics won the first of their eight consecutive NBA championships after sweeping the Minneapolis Lakers.
1960 - The Boston Celtics defeat the St. Louis Hawks in seven games to win the NBA championship.
1962 - Arnold Palmer wins his third Masters title.
1965 - The Houston Astrodome held its first baseball game.
1972 - Jack Nicklaus wins his fourth Masters.
1987 - Wayne Gretzky passed Jean Beliveau as the all-time hockey playoff scoring leader.
1997 - Major League Soccer announces expansion franchises for Miami and Chicago.
2002 - The New Jersey Nets won their first divisional title since joining the NBA in 1976.
2006 - Phil Mickelson wins his second Masters.
2013 - Connecticut defeats Louisville to win their eighth NCAA Women's Tournament.
2017 - Sergio Garcia beat Justin Rose in a sudden-death playoff at the Masters for his first victory at a major championship.