A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on September 9th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On September 9, 9 A.D., Germanic tribes under the leadership of Arminius dealt an army of three Roman Legions and their auxiliaries a crushing and total defeat at Teutoburg Forest in what is now Germany. On September 9, 1739, the Stono Slave Rebellion, the largest slave revolt in pre-revolutionary British America took place in Charleston, South Carolina. On September 9, 1850, in…
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A Brief History On September 9, 1972, an exploration team mapping the Mammoth Cave system in Kentucky discovered that the Mammoth Cave system was linked to the Flint Ridge cave network, making it the longest cave passageway in the world. Digging Deeper Upon the discovery by the Cave Research Foundation team, the entire cave system is now known as the Mammoth–Flint Ridge Cave System. In fact, the Flint Ridge portion is even longer than the part previously just called Mammoth Cave. A 52,830-acre National Park since 1941, the caves boast over 426 miles of surveyed passages, one and a half…
A Brief History Drama fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see A Million Miles Away on Saturday, September 9, 2023 at 11:00AM at Regal Crocker Park Stadium 16 & IMAX, 30147 Detroit Rd., Westlake, OH 44145! For your chance to get a pass, please log on to https://amazonscreenings.com/MILLIONHH9. Passes are first-come, first-serve. The theater is overbooked slightly to ensure a full audience. Therefore, seating is not guaranteed. So, please arrive early! Saving seats for other parties is prohibited. Digging Deeper Inspired by the real-life story of NASA flight engineer José Hernández, A Million…
A Brief History On September 9, 2022, King Charles III of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland gave his first speech as king. The previous day, on September 8, 2022, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom died and her eldest son, Charles, Prince of Wales, automatically assumed the title of King of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, known more simply as the United Kingdom. Digging Deeper Charles is currently 73 year old, having spent nearly his entire life preparing for the moment he became King. Charles is the oldest person to ever assume the throne in…
A Brief History On September 9, 1942, the mainland of the United States was bombed by a Japanese military aircraft when a float plane dropped incendiary bombs on Oregon near Brookings. Digging Deeper While the US avoided the devastating bombing attacks suffered by many other countries during World War II, US territory was indeed attacked, shelled and bombed outside of the continental or “contiguous” states, including the islands of Alaska. As for the mainland of America, the Oregon bombing incident, known as “The Lookout Air Raids,” conducted by a Yokosuka E14Y launched from a submarine caused minimal damage and the…
