April 9
1413 - The coronation of England's King Henry V took place at Westminster Abbey.
1731 - Robert Jenkins's ear was cut off, sparking the War of Jenkins's Ear between Spain and England.
1865 - Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia, bringing an end to the U.S. Civil War.
1914 - The first full-color film, The World, The Flesh and the Devil, was shown in London.
1939 - Black singer Marian Anderson performed at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., after she was denied the use of Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution because of her race.
1940 - Germany invaded Denmark during World War II.
1942 - American and Philippine troops on Bataan were overwhelmed by Japanese forces during World War II. The "Bataan Death March" began soon after.
1959 - NASA announced the selection of America's first astronauts, including Alan Shepard and John Glenn.
1959 - Architect Frank Lloyd Wright died in Phoenix at age 91.
1963 - Winston Churchill became the first honorary U.S. citizen.
1968 - Funeral services, private and public, were held for Martin Luther King Jr. at the Ebenezer Baptist Church and Morehouse College in Atlanta, five days after the civil rights leader was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.
1979 - Officials declared an end to the crisis involving the Three Mile Island Unit 2 nuclear reactor in Pennsylvania, 12 days after a partial core meltdown.
1992 - Former Panamanian ruler Manuel Noriega was convicted of drug and racketeering charges.
1996 - In a dramatic shift or purse-string power, President Bill Clinton signed a line-item veto bill into law. (However, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the veto in 1998.)
2001 - American Airlines' parent company acquired bankrupt Trans World Airlines.
2003 - American Marines pulled down Saddam Hussein's statute in Baghdad after U.S. commanders declared his rule ended.
2005 - Britain's Prince Charles married Camilla Parker Bowles, who took the title Duchess of Cornwall.
2010 - Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced his retirement. (His vacancy was filled by Elena Kagan.)
2012 - Ten years ago: A Florida special prosecutor said a grand jury would not look into the Trayvon Martin case, leaving the decision of whether to charge the teen’s shooter in her hands alone. (Prosecutor Angela Corey ended up filing second-degree murder charges against George Zimmerman, who pleaded not guilty, claiming self-defense; Zimmerman was acquitted at trial.)
2020 - The government reported that 6.6 million people had sought unemployment benefits in the preceding week, bringing the total to 16.8 million in the three weeks since the coronavirus outbreak took hold.
2021 - Britain’s Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, died at the age of 99; he was Britain’s longest-serving consort.
2021 - Hip-hop icon DMX died at a hospital in White Plains, New York, days after suffering what officials called a catastrophic cardiac arrest; the Grammy-nominated rapper and actor was 50.
Birthdays
22 - Jackie Evancho (singer)
23 - Isaac Hempstead Wright (actor)
23 - Lil Nas X (rapper)
24 - Elle Fanning (actress)
32 - Kristen Stewart (actress)
35 - Jazmine Sullivan (singer)
35 - Jesse McCartney (singer)
36 - Leighton Meester (actress)
36 - Jordan Masterson (actor)
37 - Annie Funke (actress)
40 - Jay Baruchel (actor)
41 - Arlen Escarpeta (actor)
42 - Ryan Northcott (actor)
42 - Charlie Hunnam (actor)
43 - Keshia Knight Pulliam (actress)
47 - Sunny Anderson (TV personality)
53 - Kevin Martin (singer)
56 - Cynthia Nixon (actress)
57 - Paulina Porizkova (actress/model)
57 - Mark Pellegrino (actor)
58 - Lisa Guerrero (actress/sports reporter)
59 - Joe Scarborough (TV host)
67 - Jimmy Tingle (comedian)
68 - Dennis Quaid (actor)
80 - Margo Smith (singer)
83 - Michael Learned (actor)
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Today in Sports History - April 9
1932 - The Toronto Maple Leafs defeat the New York Rangers in four games to win the Stanley Cup.
1935 - The Montreal Maroons defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs to win the Stanley Cup.
1941 - The PGA established the Golf Hall of Fame.
1945 - National Football League officials decreed that it was mandatory for football players to wear socks in all league games.
1946 - The Montreal Canadiens defeat the Boston Bruins in five games to win the Stanley Cup.
1950 - Jimmy Demaret becomes the first three-time winner of the Masters.
1959 - The Boston Celtics won the first of their eight consecutive NBA championships after having swept the Minneapolis Lakers.
1960 - The Boston Celtics defeat the St. Louis Hawks in seven games to win the NBA championship.
1962 - Arnold Palmer wins his third Masters.
1972 - Jack Nicklaus wins his fourth Masters.
1978 - Gary Player wins the Masters.
1987 - Wayne Gretzky passed Jean Beliveau as the all-time hockey playoff scoring leader.
1989 - Nick Faldo wins the Masters.
1995 - Ben Crenshaw wins his second Masters.
1997 - Major League Soccer announces expansion franchises for Miami and Chicago.
2000 - Vijay Singh wins the Masters.
2002 - The New Jersey Nets won their first divisional title since joining the NBA in 1976.
2006 - Phil Mickelson wins his second Masters.
2013 - Connecticut defeats Louisville 93-60 to win their eighth NCAA Women's Tournament.
2017 - Sergio Garcia beat Justin Rose in a sudden-death playoff at the Masters for his first major.
2021 - San Diego Padres right-hander Joe Musgrove pitched the first no-hitter in the team’s history, a 3-0 win over the Texas Rangers.
1413 - The coronation of England's King Henry V took place at Westminster Abbey.
1731 - Robert Jenkins's ear was cut off, sparking the War of Jenkins's Ear between Spain and England.
1865 - Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia, bringing an end to the U.S. Civil War.
1914 - The first full-color film, The World, The Flesh and the Devil, was shown in London.
1939 - Black singer Marian Anderson performed at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., after she was denied the use of Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution because of her race.
1940 - Germany invaded Denmark during World War II.
1942 - American and Philippine troops on Bataan were overwhelmed by Japanese forces during World War II. The "Bataan Death March" began soon after.
1959 - NASA announced the selection of America's first astronauts, including Alan Shepard and John Glenn.
1959 - Architect Frank Lloyd Wright died in Phoenix at age 91.
1963 - Winston Churchill became the first honorary U.S. citizen.
1968 - Funeral services, private and public, were held for Martin Luther King Jr. at the Ebenezer Baptist Church and Morehouse College in Atlanta, five days after the civil rights leader was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.
1979 - Officials declared an end to the crisis involving the Three Mile Island Unit 2 nuclear reactor in Pennsylvania, 12 days after a partial core meltdown.
1992 - Former Panamanian ruler Manuel Noriega was convicted of drug and racketeering charges.
1996 - In a dramatic shift or purse-string power, President Bill Clinton signed a line-item veto bill into law. (However, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the veto in 1998.)
2001 - American Airlines' parent company acquired bankrupt Trans World Airlines.
2003 - American Marines pulled down Saddam Hussein's statute in Baghdad after U.S. commanders declared his rule ended.
2005 - Britain's Prince Charles married Camilla Parker Bowles, who took the title Duchess of Cornwall.
2010 - Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced his retirement. (His vacancy was filled by Elena Kagan.)
2012 - Ten years ago: A Florida special prosecutor said a grand jury would not look into the Trayvon Martin case, leaving the decision of whether to charge the teen’s shooter in her hands alone. (Prosecutor Angela Corey ended up filing second-degree murder charges against George Zimmerman, who pleaded not guilty, claiming self-defense; Zimmerman was acquitted at trial.)
2020 - The government reported that 6.6 million people had sought unemployment benefits in the preceding week, bringing the total to 16.8 million in the three weeks since the coronavirus outbreak took hold.
2021 - Britain’s Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, died at the age of 99; he was Britain’s longest-serving consort.
2021 - Hip-hop icon DMX died at a hospital in White Plains, New York, days after suffering what officials called a catastrophic cardiac arrest; the Grammy-nominated rapper and actor was 50.
Birthdays
22 - Jackie Evancho (singer)
23 - Isaac Hempstead Wright (actor)
23 - Lil Nas X (rapper)
24 - Elle Fanning (actress)
32 - Kristen Stewart (actress)
35 - Jazmine Sullivan (singer)
35 - Jesse McCartney (singer)
36 - Leighton Meester (actress)
36 - Jordan Masterson (actor)
37 - Annie Funke (actress)
40 - Jay Baruchel (actor)
41 - Arlen Escarpeta (actor)
42 - Ryan Northcott (actor)
42 - Charlie Hunnam (actor)
43 - Keshia Knight Pulliam (actress)
47 - Sunny Anderson (TV personality)
53 - Kevin Martin (singer)
56 - Cynthia Nixon (actress)
57 - Paulina Porizkova (actress/model)
57 - Mark Pellegrino (actor)
58 - Lisa Guerrero (actress/sports reporter)
59 - Joe Scarborough (TV host)
67 - Jimmy Tingle (comedian)
68 - Dennis Quaid (actor)
80 - Margo Smith (singer)
83 - Michael Learned (actor)
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Today in Sports History - April 9
1932 - The Toronto Maple Leafs defeat the New York Rangers in four games to win the Stanley Cup.
1935 - The Montreal Maroons defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs to win the Stanley Cup.
1941 - The PGA established the Golf Hall of Fame.
1945 - National Football League officials decreed that it was mandatory for football players to wear socks in all league games.
1946 - The Montreal Canadiens defeat the Boston Bruins in five games to win the Stanley Cup.
1950 - Jimmy Demaret becomes the first three-time winner of the Masters.
1959 - The Boston Celtics won the first of their eight consecutive NBA championships after having swept the Minneapolis Lakers.
1960 - The Boston Celtics defeat the St. Louis Hawks in seven games to win the NBA championship.
1962 - Arnold Palmer wins his third Masters.
1972 - Jack Nicklaus wins his fourth Masters.
1978 - Gary Player wins the Masters.
1987 - Wayne Gretzky passed Jean Beliveau as the all-time hockey playoff scoring leader.
1989 - Nick Faldo wins the Masters.
1995 - Ben Crenshaw wins his second Masters.
1997 - Major League Soccer announces expansion franchises for Miami and Chicago.
2000 - Vijay Singh wins the Masters.
2002 - The New Jersey Nets won their first divisional title since joining the NBA in 1976.
2006 - Phil Mickelson wins his second Masters.
2013 - Connecticut defeats Louisville 93-60 to win their eighth NCAA Women's Tournament.
2017 - Sergio Garcia beat Justin Rose in a sudden-death playoff at the Masters for his first major.
2021 - San Diego Padres right-hander Joe Musgrove pitched the first no-hitter in the team’s history, a 3-0 win over the Texas Rangers.
