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THIS DAY IN U.S. HISTORY: May 9th

Posted by hannahadams on May 9, 2022 in Blogs, Featured, This Day in US History, What's Hot, What's New

These historical events took place on May 9th:

1768: John Hancock pays duties on 25 pipes of wine, only one-fourth of his ship’s carrying capacity. British officials accuse him of unloading the rest during the night to avoid paying duties on the entire cargo.

1865: President Andrew Johnson issues a proclamation declaring armed resistance in the South is virtually at an end. This is the commonly accepted end date of the American Civil War.

1901: A financial panic begins in the United States of America following the struggle between two groups to control the railroad between the Great Lakes and the Pacific.

1914: United States President Woodrow Wilson proclaims Mother’s Day.

1922: The International Astronomical Union formally adopt Annie Jump Cannon’s stellar classification system, which with only minor changes, is still used today.

1926: 1st flight over the North Pole was claimed by Richard E. Byrd and co-pilot Floyd Bennett. Later discovery of Byrd’s diary suggests they may have turned back 150 miles short of the pole due to an oil leak.

1941: Louis Buchalter is arraigned in New York state court on the 1936 Joseph Rosen murder along with three other murders.

1960: The United States becomes the first country to legalize the birth control pill.

1992: Salem Village Witchcraft Victims’ Memorial was dedicated in Danvers, formally Salem Village, to mark 300 year anniversary of the trials.

Posted in Blogs, Featured, This Day in US History, What's Hot, What's New | Tagged Andrew Johnson, Annie Jump, Birth control pill, Great Lakes, John Hancock, Louis Buchalter, Richard E. Byrd, Salem Village, Woodrow Wilson

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