Historical events on March 9
MARCH 9, 1957
The Andreanof Islands earthquake struck Hawaii and the Aleutian Islands, causing more than $5 million in damage from ground movement and a destructive tsunami.
The 1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake occurred at 04:22 local time on March 9 with a moment magnitude estimated at 8.6 and a
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MARCH 9, 1925
The Royal Air Force began a bombardment and strafing campaign against the mountain strongholds of Mahsud tribesmen in South Waziristan, present-day Pakistan.
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. It
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MARCH 9, 1842
Awaking from a nap under a tree at Rancho San Francisco, Francisco López made the first popularly documented discovery of gold in California.
Rancho San Francisco was a land grant in present-day northwestern Los Angeles County and eastern Ventura County, California. It was a grant
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MARCH 9, 1977
Twelve gunmen seized three buildings in Washington, D.C., and took 149 hostages in a 39-hour standoff that ended in two deaths.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of
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MARCH 9, 1927
Former Royal Air Force officer Vivian Stranders (pictured) was convicted of industrial espionage by a French court.
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. It
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MARCH 9, 1891
Kaʻiulani (pictured) was appointed the heir apparent to the throne of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
Princess Kaʻiulani was a Hawaiian royal, the only child of Princess Miriam Likelike, and the last heir apparent to the throne of
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MARCH 9, 1944
World War II: As part of the Battle of Narva, the Soviet Air Forces heavily bombed Tallinn, Estonia, killing up to 800 people, mostly civilians.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all
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MARCH 9, 1009
The first recorded use of the name of Lithuania appeared in Latin in the Annals of Quedlinburg, written in Saxony-Anhalt, present-day Germany.
The first known record of the name of Lithuania was recorded in the Quedlinburg Chronicle in a 9 March 1009 story of
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MARCH 9, 1862
American Civil War: In the world's first battle between two ironclad warships, USS Monitor and CSS Virginia fought to a draw near the mouth of Hampton Roads in Virginia.
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in
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MARCH 9, 1959
The popular fashion doll Barbie debuted at the American International Toy Fair in New York City.
Barbie is a fashion doll created by American businesswoman Ruth Handler, manufactured by American toy and entertainment company Mattel and introduced on
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MARCH 9, 1842
Nabucco, an opera by Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi that established his reputation, premiered at La Scala in Milan.
Nabucco is an Italian-language opera in four acts composed in 1841 by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Temistocle Solera. The
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MARCH 9, 1776
Scottish philosopher Adam Smith publishes his book The Wealth of Nations, the first classical treatise on political economy.
Adam Smith was a Scottish economist and philosopher who was a pioneer in the thinking of political economy and key figure during
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MARCH 9, 1932
Éamon de Valera (pictured), a dominant political figure in 20th-century Ireland, became President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State.
Éamon de Valera was an American-born Irish statesman and political leader. He served several terms as head of government and head of
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MARCH 9, 1933
U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt submitted the Emergency Banking Act to the United States Congress, the first of his New Deal policies.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in
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MARCH 9, 1847
Mexican–American War: The Siege of Veracruz began, the first large-scale amphibious assault conducted by United States military forces.
The Mexican–American War, also known in the United States as the Mexican War, and in Mexico as the United States intervention in
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MARCH 9, 1967
Svetlana Alliluyeva, the daughter of former Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, defected to the United States.
Svetlana Iosifovna Alliluyeva, later known as Lana Peters, was the youngest child and only daughter of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin and his
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MARCH 9, 1956
In Tbilisi, Georgia, soldiers suppressed mass demonstrations against Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev's policy of de-Stalinization.
Tbilisi, in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis, is the capital and largest city of Georgia, lying on the
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MARCH 9, 1910
A seventeen-month-long strike, which at its peak involved 15,000 coal miners represented by the United Mine Workers across 65 mines, began in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
The Westmoreland County coal strike of 1910–1911, or the Westmoreland coal miners' strike, was a strike by coal miners represented by the
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