Discover what happened on September 9 with HISTORY's summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

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Discover what happened on September 9 with HISTORY&#8217;s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

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On This Day In History: Elvis Presley makes first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show"

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America’s Founding Fathers decided that one elected civilian - the U.S. president - would lead the executive branch of the federal government, a governmental structure that has remained in place for more than 200 years.

U.S. Presidents

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The Vietnam War pitted communist North Vietnam and the Viet Cong against South Vietnam and the United States. The war ended when U.S. forces withdrew in 1973 and Vietnam unified under Communist control two years later.

Vietnam War

Crime has been a dark and powerful undercurrent in human society throughout history. Uncover the facts behind some of the most daring robberies, brazen scams and brutal murders ever committed.&nbsp;

Medal of Honor

Sports and recreation are an integral part of human history, from the ancient Olympics to the Kentucky Derby, Jackie Robinson, Negro League Baseball, the Super Bowl and more.

Sports

American Revolution

The Revolutionary War waged by the American colonies against Britain influenced political ideas and revolutions around the globe, as a small fledgling nation won its freedom from the greatest military force of its time.

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Art history tells the complex story of human civilization through art and design. It ranges from prehistoric art of the Neolithic period through Renaissance masterpieces, Impressionism, Modernism, the Bauhaus and contemporary art.

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<a href="https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/world-war-ii-history">World War II</a> was the biggest and deadliest war in history, involving more than 30 countries. Sparked by the 1939 Nazi invasion of Poland, the war dragged on for six bloody years until the Allies defeated the Axis powers of Nazi Germany, Japan and Italy in 1945. Explore the battles, leaders and atrocities from the war and its impact on geopolitics and humankind.

World War II

China

Though the 19th century saw the rise of populism, the labor movement and Jacksonian democracy, it also ushered in the Gilded Age, when men like Cornelius Vanderbilt and J. P. Morgan wielded control over politics and business.

19th Century

The history of sports is the history of power, politics and progress. From ancient origins to groundbreaking firsts: Sometimes sports makes history, sometimes sports is history.

Sports History

Cold War

The Cold War rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union lasted for decades and resulted in anti-communist suspicions and international incidents that led the two superpowers to the brink of nuclear disaster.

This Day In History: September 9

Elvis Presley makes first appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show”

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NFL nabs New England Patriots in “Spygate” scandal

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Congress renames the nation “United States of America”

Uprising at Attica prison begins

President Cleveland’s child is born in the White House

Japanese bomb U.S. mainland

Ho Chi Minh buried in Hanoi

Sergeant Duane D. Hackney receives Air Force Cross

California becomes the 31st state in record time

Alice B. Toklas moves in permanently with Gertrude Stein

Audiences are shown a surprise preview of “Gone with the Wind”

The Boston police department goes on strike

Mao Zedong dies

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