What Happened on This Day!
On July 9, 1401,
Turko-Mongol ruler Tamerlane destroyed Baghdad.
On July 9, 1790, in the
Russo-Swedish War the Swedes captured one third of the Russian fleet.
On July 9, 1868, Tennessee
and South Carolina ratified the 14th Amendment guaranteeing civil rights.
On July 9, 1971, Henry
Kissinger visited the People’s Republic of China to negotiate a détente between
the U.S. and China.
On July 9, 2002, the
African Union was established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
On July 9, 2017, Iraqi
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi proclaimed victory over ISIS in Mosul.
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