Barisan Nasional, the coalition that had governed Malaysia since the country's independence in 1957, suffer a historic defeat in the 2018 Malaysian general election. Date: May 9, 2018 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 9 ๐ Events on this day in 2018 ๐ On This Day (Today)
The COVID-19 recession causes the U.S. unemployment rate to hit 14.9 percent, its worst rate since the Great Depression. Date: May 9, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 9 ๐ Events on this day in 2020 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Russo-Ukrainian war: United States President Joe Biden signs the 2022 Lend-Lease Act into law, a rebooted World War II-era policy attempting to expedite American equipment to Ukraine and other Eastern European countries. Date: May 9, 2022 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 9 ๐ Events on this day in 2022 ๐ …
The May 9 riots following the arrest of Imran Khan in Pakistan. Date: May 9, 2023 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 9 ๐ Events on this day in 2023 ๐ On This Day (Today)
In Martinique, Mount Pelรฉe erupts, destroying the town of Saint-Pierre and killing over 30,000 people. Only a handful of residents survive the blast. Date: May 8, 1902 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 8 ๐ Events on this day in 1902 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Edward George Honey proposes the idea of a moment of silence to commemorate the Armistice of 11 November 1918 which ended World War I. Date: May 8, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 8 ๐ Events on this day in 1919 ๐ On This Day (Today)
The creation of the Communist Party of Romania. Date: May 8, 1921 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 8 ๐ Events on this day in 1921 ๐ On This Day (Today)
The Klaipฤda Convention is signed formally incorporating Klaipฤda Region (Memel Territory) into Lithuania. It would come back to Germany in 1939. Date: May 8, 1924 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 8 ๐ Events on this day in 1924 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Attempting to make the first non-stop transatlantic flight from Paris to New York, French war heroes Charles Nungesser and Franรงois Coli disappear after taking off aboard The White Bird biplane. Date: May 8, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 8 ๐ Events on this day in 1927 ๐ On This…
Mohandas Gandhi begins a 21-day fast of self-purification and launched a one-year campaign to help the Harijan movement. Date: May 8, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 8 ๐ Events on this day in 1933 ๐ On This Day (Today)