Watergate scandal: The United States House Committee on the Judiciary opens formal and public impeachment hearings against President Richard Nixon. Date: May 9, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 9 π Events on this day in 1974 π On This Day (Today)
Iranian Jewish businessman Habib Elghanian is executed by firing squad in Tehran, prompting the mass exodus of the once 100,000-strong Jewish community of Iran. Date: May 9, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 9 π Events on this day in 1979 π On This Day (Today)
In Norco, California, United States, five masked gunmen hold up a Security Pacific bank, leading to a violent shoot-out and one of the largest pursuits in California history. Two of the gunmen and one police officer are killed and thirty-three police and civilian vehicles are destroyed in the chase. Date: May 9, 1980 Read more…
In Florida, United States, Liberian freighter MVΒ Summit Venture collides with the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay, making a 430-meter (1,400Β ft) section of the southbound span collapse. Thirty-five people in six cars and a Greyhound bus fall 46 metres (150Β ft) into the water and die. Date: May 9, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia β π …
LOT Flight 5055 Tadeusz KoΕciuszko crashes after takeoff in Warsaw, Poland, killing all 183 people on board. Date: May 9, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 9 π Events on this day in 1987 π On This Day (Today)
New Parliament House, Canberra officially opens. Date: May 9, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 9 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today)
Westray Mine disaster kills 26 workers in Nova Scotia, Canada. Date: May 9, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 9 π Events on this day in 1992 π On This Day (Today)
Armenian forces capture Shusha, marking a major turning point in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. Date: May 9, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 9 π Events on this day in 1992 π On This Day (Today)
In Ghana, 129 football fans die in what became known as the Accra Sports Stadium disaster. The deaths are caused by a stampede (caused by the firing of tear gas by police personnel at the stadium) that followed a controversial decision by the referee. Date: May 9, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other…
The 38-day stand-off in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem comes to an end when the Palestinians inside agree to have 13 suspected terrorists among them deported to several different countries. Date: May 9, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 9 π Events on this day in 2002 π …