Historical Events for 9th June 2024

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1772 - 1st naval attack of Revolutionary War takes place in Providence, Rhode Island
1803 - British explorer Matthew Flinders arrives in Sydney becoming the first person to circumnavigate Australia, proving it is one continent
1902 - 1st Automat restaurant opens at 818 Chestnut St, Philadelphia
1931 - First rocket-powered aircraft design patented by Robert Goddard
1942 - Adipatie Ario Soejono becomes minister in Gerbrandy government
1988 - "Bloodsport (1987)" premieres in Germany
2010 - 9th CMT Video Music Awards: Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, and Keith Urban win
2016 - Elizabeth Warren formally endorses Hillary Clinton for president
2019 - 95 people killed in attack on Dogon village Sobame Da in central Mali by suspected Fulani group
2021 - US President Joe Biden begins his first foreign trip, arriving in the UK to attend a G7 summit

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