EST. DECEMBER 1994 • 30+ YEARS ONLINE
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TODAY IN HISTORY
June 9
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Day 159 of 2026 | Week 24 | 200 days until Christmas 🎅
HISTORIC EVENTS
At least 40 people are killed and more than 70 wounded in a suicide bombing at a wedding party in Arghandab, Kandahar.
An explosion kills 17 people and injures at least 46 at a hotel in Peshawar, Pakistan.
Two bombs explode at a train station near Algiers, Algeria, killing at least 13 people.
Kosovo War: The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and NATO sign a peace treaty.
Ansett New Zealand Flight 703 crashes into the Tararua Range during approach to Palmerston North Airport on the North Island of New Zealand, killing four.
The Ghost Train fire at Luna Park Sydney, Australia, kills seven.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opens its priesthood to "all worthy men", ending a 148-year-old policy of excluding black men.
In horse racing, Secretariat wins the U.S. Triple Crown.
Severe rainfall causes a dam in the Black Hills of South Dakota to burst, creating a flood that kills 238 people and causes $160 million in damage.
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a national day of mourning following the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
American actor (Parenthood
American gymnast (Olympic team gold
English actor (Emily in Paris)
Austrian alpine ski racer (Olympic gold downhill 2014
born in Grenada
American Actress (The Duff)
Canadian actor (Degrassi: The Next Generation)
Hong Kong pop singer (Cookies)
French opera tenor
Indian actress (Neerja)
Colombian vallenato folk music singer and songwriter ("Vivo en el Limbo" - I Live in the Limbo)
Iranian footballer
Dutch soccer midfielder (134 caps; Ajax
Cuban baseball player
Canadian actor (Steel Toes
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