TUESDAY, July 9, 2024

1898-China leases Hong Kong's new territories to Britain for 99 years

1954-Joseph Welch asks Sen Joseph McCarthy "Have you no sense of decency,

sir?" during Senate-Army hearings

1975-E. Roemer discovers asteroid #1983 Bok

1977-Silver jubilee of Queen Elizabeth celebrated with fireworks

1980-Soyuz T-2 returns to Earth

1982-Israel wipes out Syrian SAM missiles in Bekaa Valley

1984-NASA launches Intelsat V, it failed

1985-USSR's Vega 1 deposits lander on surface of Venus

1990-Kerry Kennedy (daughter of Robert) & Andrew Coumo (Mario's son) wed

1991-World Bowl-World League of American Football 1st championship

1997-British lease on New Territories in Hong Kong expires