June 9th:
1970 – King Hussein of Jordan survives an assassination attempt. A gunman fired at his car but only injured the driver.
1959 – America launches the USS George Washington – the first submarine to be armed with ballistic missiles.
1870 – English novelist, Charles Dickens, dies following a brain hemorrhage.
1923 – Bulgaria’s military takes over the government in a coup.
1863 – American Civil War: Battle of Brandy Station, Virginia.