In a major decision on July 9, 2020, the U.

British forensic scientists announce that they have positively identified the remains of Russia’s last czar, Nicholas II; his wife, Czarina Alexandra; and three of their daughters.

On July 9, 1982, Pan Am Flight 759, a Boeing 727, met a tragic fate shortly after its takeoff from New Orleans International Airport, claiming the lives of all 145 passengers and crew aboard, alongside eight individuals on the ground in Kenner, Louisiana.

Four miles south of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), about 500 U.

Sonny & Cher's "I Got You Babe" Revolutionizes Pop Music In 1965, the music landscape was forever altered with the release of “I Got You Babe,” a single by the dynamic duo Sonny & Cher.

On July 9, 1962, folk singer Bob Dylan walks into a studio and records the song that would make him a star: “Blowin’ In The Wind.

President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev trade verbal threats over the future of Cuba.

On July 9, 1947, a momentous announcement echoed across Britain and the Commonwealth as the engagement of Princess Elizabeth, the eldest daughter of King George VI, to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten was officially made public.

On July 9, 1915, with the Central Powers pressing their advantage on the Western Front during World War I, the Allies score a distant victory, when military forces of the Union of South Africa accept a German surrender in the territory of Southwest Africa.

The first Wimbledon Men’s Singles championship began on this day. The winner received prize money of $15. In 2022 the champion took away more than $2 million.