November 9

November 9th is World Freedom Day and Chaos Never Dies Day.

2024

Beyoncé received her 99th Grammy nomination, becoming the most nominated artist in Grammy history.

2022

Facebook's parent company, Meta, laid off 11,000 employees amid a weak advertising market.

2021

Paul Rudd was named People Magazine's 2021 Sexiest Man Alive.

2015

In San Diego, California, SeaWorld announced that it would phase out its orca shows following protests.

2005

The European Space Agency launched the Venus Express, the first European spacecraft to reach Venus.

1999

Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli released his sixth album, 'Sacred Arias,' which sold over 5 million copies, making it the highest-selling classical album ever by a solo singer.

1989

The Berlin Wall began to fall.

1967

NASA launched the Apollo 4 test spacecraft to test the Saturn V rocket for the first time.

1907

King Edward VII was gifted with The Cullinan Diamond (the world's largest diamond) on his 60th birthday.

1906

Theodore Roosevelt became the first US president to visit another country while in office, visiting Puerto Rico and Panama.

1904

The first sustained flight of over five minutes was achieved and traveled three miles in the process.

1888

Mary Jane Kelly was found dead on her bed in London. She is thought to have been the fifth and final victim of the infamous serial killer, Jack the Ripper.

1842

George Bruce received the first US design patents for typefaces and bordering.

1620

The Mayflower, filled with Puritan Pilgrims, spotted land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

1520

The Stockholm Bloodbath came to an end when the final executions took place.

1494

Piero the Unfortunate was stripped of his title of Lord of Florence, Italy, and exiled.

1313

Holy Emperor Louis IV of Bavaria defeated Frederick I of Austria during the Battle of Gammelsdorf.