Hurricane Betsy makes its second landfall near New Orleans, leaving 76 dead and $1.42 billion ($10–12 billion in 2005 dollars) in damages, becoming the first hurricane to cause over $1 billion in unadjusted damage. Date: September 9, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 9 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On…
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development is established. Date: September 9, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 9 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today)
The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act is signed into law by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. Date: September 9, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 9 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today)
Allegheny Airlines Flight 863 collides in mid-air with a Piper PA-28 Cherokee over Moral Township, Shelby County, Indiana, killing all 83 people on board both aircraft. Date: September 9, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 9 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)
In Canada, the Official Languages Act comes into force, making French equal to English throughout the Federal government. Date: September 9, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 9 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)
A British airliner is hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and flown to Dawson's Field in Jordan. Date: September 9, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 9 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today)
The four-day Attica Prison riot begins, eventually resulting in 39 dead, most killed by state troopers retaking the prison. Date: September 9, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 9 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)
In Kentucky's Mammoth Cave National Park, a Cave Research Foundation exploration and mapping team discovers a link between the Mammoth and Flint Ridge cave systems, making it the longest known cave passageway in the world. Date: September 9, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 9 📅 Events on this day…
Two Aeroflot flights collide in mid-air over Anapa, Soviet Union, killing 70. Date: September 9, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 9 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today)
Vietnam Airlines Flight 831 crashes in Khu Khot, Thailand, while on approach to Don Muang International Airport, killing 76. Date: September 9, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 9 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today)