Historical Events for 9th August 2024

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1666 - Rear Admiral Robert Holmes leads a raid on the Dutch island of Terschelling, destroying 150 merchant ships in the Vlie estuary, and pillaging the town of West-Terschelling, an act later known as "Holmes's Bonfire".
1790 - Robert Gray's Columbia Rediviva returns to Boston after 3 year journey, 1st American ship to circumnavigate the Globe
1910 - Chicago resident Alva Fisher receives US patent for an electric washing machine
1930 - 113°F (45°C) at Perryville, Tennessee (state record)
1936 - Helen Stephens claims the women's sprint double at the Berlin Olympics having won the 100m and as part of the victorious American 4 x 100m relay team
1950 - Lusty Song riden by Delvin Miller wins the Hambletonian in Goshen, New York
1961 - James Benton Parsons is 1st African American to be nominated to a US Federal District Court
1966 - The Beatles release their "Yellow Submarine" single and its album "Revolver" in the US
1997 - Security guard Abner Louima, attacked by NYC police
2020 - Disputed Belarusian presidential election sees long time dictator Alexander Lukashenko officially win 80% of the votes but unofficially lose 60-70% of the votes to main opposition candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. Sparks widespread protests in Belarus and international condemnation.

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