Uncovering December 9: History's Most Remarkable Events

December 9 is not just another day. In fact, it's significant! Learn all about why December 9 is important in history and what its hidden significance is.

Although most people don't pay much attention to December 9, this date is actually very important. In this video, I'll tell you all about the hidden significance of December 9 and why it's such a important day in history. Whether you're a history buff or not, I hope you'll enjoy this video!

1688 King James II's wife and son flee England for France
1762 British parliament accepts Treaty of Paris
1775 At Fort Ticonderoga, Henry Knox begins his historic transport of artillery to Boston, Massachusetts, later forces the British to evacuate Boston
1793 Noah Webster establishes New York's 1st daily newspaper, the "American Minerva”
1851 1st Young Men's Christian Association in North America set up in Montreal
1861 American Civil War: The Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War is established by the U.S. Congress.
1868 The first traffic lights are installed outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps.
1878 Joseph Pulitzer buys the St. Louis Dispatch for $2,500
1889 US President Benjamin Harrison dedicates the Chicago Auditorium, designed by Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler, then largest building in the US
1909 1st US monoplane flown (Henry W Walden, Long Island, NY)
1926 USGA legalizes steel shaft golf clubs
1935 1st Heisman Trophy Award: Jay Berwanger, Chicago (HB)
1941 Adolf H*tl*r orders US ships and those loyal to her to be torpedoed - 3 days before declaring war on the US
1953 General Electric announces all Communist employees will be fired
1965 "A Charlie Brown Christmas", the first Peanuts animated special premieres on CBS in the US
1967 Jim Morrison arrested on stage for disturbing the peace at the New Haven Arena, Connecticut, making him the 1st rock star to be taken into custody during a performance
1968 In “The Mother of All Demos" Douglas Engelbart demonstrates the computer system NLS (oN-Line System) to a live audience in San Francisco. Shows for the first time, the mouse, word processing, windows, hypertext links, video conferencing, real-time collaboration, and other modern computing concepts
1990 Lech Wałęsa wins the first direct presidential election in Poland
1992 US Marines and allied nations launch an amphibious and airborne operation in Mogadishu, Somalia to restore order to the war-torn nation. Authorized by UN Security Council Resolution 794 passed on December 3.
2008 Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, is arrested by federal officials for a number of alleged crimes, including attempting to sell the United States Senate seat being vacated by President-elect Barack Obama
2013 Mike Ditka's #89 jersey is retired by the Chicago Bears
2021 Actor Jussie Smollett found guilty of falsely reporting a hate crime in 2019, in a Chicago court