TUESDAY, April 9, 2024

On this day...

1454-Milan/Venice signs peace of Lodi

1667-First public art exhibition (Palais Royal, Paris France)

1682-Robert La Salle claims lower Mississippi (Louisiana) for France

1691-French troops occupy Mons

1833-First tax-supported public library (Peterborough NH)

1870-American Anti-Slavery Society dissolves

1912-Titanic leaves Queenstown Ireland for New York

1914-First full color film shown "The World, The Flesh & the Devil" (London)

1928-Turkey passes separation of church & state

1947-Tornadoes striking West Texas & Oklahoma kill 169, injuring 1,300

1957-Howard Hanson's "Song of Democracy", premieres in Washington DC

1962-JFK throws out first ball at Washington DC's new Stadium

1965-India & Pakistan engage in border fight

1969-First flight of Concorde 002 (Filton-Bristol)

1972-USSR & Iraq sign friendship treaty

1980-Belgium's Marten's government resigns

1988-U.S. imposes economic sanctions on Panamá

1988-"Les Miserables" opens at Umeda-Koma Theatre, Osaka