December 9 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for December 9
In the headlines today:

2006	A deadly fire in a Moscow drug treatment hospital kills 45 women locked in the building.
2006	Space shuttle mission STS-116 begins with the successful nighttime launch of the shuttle Discovery from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
2002	United Airlines, the world's second largest carrier, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
1992	Britain's Prince Charles and Princess Diana announce plans to separate.
1984	L.A. Rams running back Eric Dickerson becomes only the second NFL player to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a season.
1973	The rock opera Tommy opens in London, featuring live performances by Rod Stewart, Roger Daltry, and Keith Moon.
1971	The United Arab Emirates is admitted to the United Nations.
1966	Barbados joins the United Nations.
1958	The John Birch Society is formed in Indianapolis, Indiana.
1941	China declares war on Germany, Italy, and Japan, during WWII.
1926	Golf clubs with steel shafts (instead of hickory) are legalized by the US Golf Association.
1907	Christmas seals go on sale for the first time, as a fund raiser for tuberculosis research.
1905	French law separates church and state.
1856	African explorer Dr. David Livingstone returns to London.
1854	Alfred, Lord Tennyson's Charge of the Light Brigade is published.
1793	Noah Webster begins publication of The America Minerva -- New York City's first daily newspaper.
1669	Pope Clement IX dies.