On This Day March 9th

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March 9th is the Sixty-eighth Day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 297 days remain until the end of the year.

 

Events

141 BC – Liu Che, posthumously known as Emperor Wu of Han, assumes the throne over the Han dynasty of China.

1009 – First known mention of Lithuania in the annals of the monastery of Quedlinburg.

1500 – The fleet of Pedro Álvares Cabral leaves Lisbon for the Indies. The fleet will discover Brazil within boundaries granted to Portugal in the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494.

1776 – The Wealth of Nations by Scottish economist and philosopher Adam Smith is published.

1796 – Napoléon Bonaparte marries his first wife, Joséphine de Beauharnais.

1841 – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the United States v. The Amistad case that captive Africans who had seized control of the ship carrying them had been stolen into slavery.

1862—American Civil War: The USS Monitor and CSS Virginia (rebuilt from the engines and lower hull of the USS Merrimack) fought to a draw in the Battle of Hampton Roads, the first battle between two ironclad warships.

1946 – Bolton Wanderers stadium disaster at Burnden Park, Bolton, England, kills 33 and injures hundreds more.

1959 – The Barbie doll debuted at the American International Toy Fair in New York.

1961 – Sputnik 9 successfully launches, carrying a dog and a human dummy and demonstrating that the Soviet Union was ready to begin human spaceflight.

2011 – Space Shuttle Discovery makes its final landing after 39 flights.

 

Birthdays

1451 – Amerigo Vespucci, Italian cartographer, and explorer, namesake of the Americas (d. 1512)

1568 – Aloysius Gonzaga, Italian saint, namesake of Gonzaga University (d. 1591)

1753 – Jean-Baptiste Kléber, French general (d. 1800)

1824 – Amasa Leland Stanford, American businessman and politician, founded Stanford University (d. 1893)

1863 – Mary Harris Armor, American suffragist (d. 1950)

1918 – Mickey Spillane, American crime novelist (d. 2006)

1923 – Walter Kohn, Austrian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2016)

1943 – Bobby Fischer, American chess player and author (d. 2008)

1954 – Jock Taylor, Scottish motorcycle racer (d. 1982)

1965 – Brian Bosworth, American football player and actor

1983 – Clint Dempsey, an American international soccer player.

 

 

Holidays And Observances

AMERIGO VESPUCCI DAY

Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller of New York declared March 9 a holiday in honor of Amerigo Vespucci's birth anniversary. Vespucci was one of the first Europeans to travel to the Western Hemisphere and gave his name to the two continents of America. Governor Rockefeller considered it essential to celebrate Vespucci's contributions to American heritage and culture.

Vespucci's expedition 1501 landed him in modern-day Rio de Janeiro, and he kept track of his travels in letters to his friend Lorenzo Medici. His letters provide evidence of his discoveries and investigations.

Although many people credit Columbus with discovering America, Vespucci affirmed the existence of a new land not part of Asia. Governor Rockefeller urged the people of New York to participate in all suitable observances of the occasion. Some have suggested replacing Columbus Day with Vespucci Day to honor the person who founded our country.

Others Include.

Amerigo Vespucci Day

Bang-Clang Day

Barbie Day

False Teeth Day

Get Over It Day

International Fanny Pack Day

Joe Franklin Day

National Crabmeat Day

National Genealogy Day

National Meatball Day

National Panic Day

National Urban Ballroom Dancing Day 

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