Historical Events for 9th April 2026

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1917 - Battle of Arras begins
1973 - Otto Kerner, former governor of Illinois, convicted for his role in an illegal racetrack scheme
1980 - Los Angeles Kings tie NHL record with two shorthanded playoff goals (vs NY Islanders)
1984 - 56th Academy Awards: "Terms of Endearment", Robert Duvall and Shirley Maclaine win
1992 - Record 18 golfers shoot in 60s in Masters round 1 (old record 12)
1992 - William O Studeman, becomes deputy director of CIA
2021 - Uganda opposition party National Unity Platform Party, headed by Bobi Wine, claims 623 people have been abducted and tortured by the government of President Yoweri Museveni
2023 - Kuwaiti media outlet, Kuwaiti News unveils virtual news presenter on Twitter speaking Arabic, using artificial intelligence (although China was the 1st in 2018)

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