June 9 in History

Browse events, births, deaths and holidays on June 9 throughout history.

1973

In horse racing, Secretariat wins the U

Secretariat, also known as Big Red, was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who was the ninth winner of the American Triple Crown, setting and still holding the fastest tim…

In horse racing, Secretariat wins the U

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1968

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Lyndon Baines Johnson, also known as LBJ, was the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. Johnson was vice president under John F. Kennedy from 1961 until Kennedy's…

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1959

The USS George Washington is launched

USS George Washington (SSBN-598) was the United States's first operational ballistic missile submarine. She was the lead ship of her class of nuclear ballistic missile submarines,…

The USS George Washington is launched

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1954

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Joseph Nye Welch was an American lawyer who served as the chief counsel for the United States Army while it was under investigation for Communist activities by Senator Joseph McCa…

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