Åland's Regional Assembly convened for its first plenary session in Mariehamn, Åland; today, the day is celebrated as Self-Government Day of Åland. Date: June 9, 1922 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 9 📅 Events on this day in 1922 📅 On This Day (Today)

Bulgaria's military takes over the government in a coup. Date: June 9, 1923 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 9 📅 Events on this day in 1923 📅 On This Day (Today)

Charles Kingsford Smith completes the first trans-Pacific flight in a Fokker Trimotor monoplane, the Southern Cross. Date: June 9, 1928 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 9 📅 Events on this day in 1928 📅 On This Day (Today)

A Chicago Tribune reporter, Jake Lingle, is killed during rush hour at the Illinois Central train station by Leo Vincent Brothers, allegedly over a $100,000 gambling debt owed to Al Capone. Date: June 9, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 9 📅 Events on this day in 1930 📅 On…

World War II: The Soviet Union invades East Karelia and the previously Finnish part of Karelia, occupied by Finland since 1941. Date: June 9, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 9 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: Ninety-nine civilians are hanged from lampposts and balconies by German troops in Tulle, France, in reprisal for maquisards attacks. Date: June 9, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 9 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)

Foundation of the International Council on Archives under the auspices of the UNESCO. Date: June 9, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 9 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Flint–Worcester tornado outbreak sequence kills 94 people in Massachusetts. Date: June 9, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 9 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today)

Joseph N. Welch, special counsel for the United States Army, lashes out at Senator Joseph McCarthy during the Army–McCarthy hearings, giving McCarthy the famous rebuke, "You've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?" Date: June 9, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅…

First ascent of Broad Peak by Fritz Wintersteller, Marcus Schmuck, Kurt Diemberger, and Hermann Buhl. Date: June 9, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 9 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today)