September 9th
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- 1841
Steamer 'Erie' sinks off Silver Creek NY, killing 300.
- 1893
President Cleveland's child is born in the White House.
- 1971
Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings retires from the NHL.
- 1972
Connection found between Mammoth Cave and Flint cave systems, world's longest known cave system.
- 1976
Mao Zedong dies.
- 1987
Larry Bird begins NBA free throw streak of 59.
- 1998
Tourists pay $32,500 each to view Titanic wreckage in a submarine. View Post →
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- 2001
Unix clock time in milliseconds passes 1 billion since Jan 1, 1970.
- 2008
iTunes Music Store reaches 100 million applications downloaded.