WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 2021

1790-1st book copyrighted under the constitution, Philadelphia Spelling Bk

1822-Charles Graham receives 1st patent for false teeth

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

1934 1st Donald Duck cartoon, The Wise Little Hen, released

1940-Norway surrenders to Germany during WW II

1946-66,545 fans help Yanks break million attendance mark, the earliest

1963-Johnny Depp, actor, is born in Owensboro, Ky.

1972-14" of rain in 6 hours burst Rapid City SD dam, drowns 200

1978-Gutenberg Bible (1 of 21) sells for $2.4 million, London

1984-NASA launches Intelsat V, it failed

1989-"Star Trek V" premiers

1997-British lease on New Territories in Hong Kong expires