On This Day in History - March 9

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What Happened On This Day In History - March 9

1796 March 9

1796-03-09

Napoleon Bonaparte marries his first wife, Josephine de Beauharnais.

1842 March 9

1842-03-09

The first documented discovery of gold in California occurs at Rancho San Francisco, six years before the California Gold Rush.

1847 March 9

1847-03-09

Mexican-American War: The first large-scale amphibious assault in U.S. history is launched in the Siege of Veracruz.

1862 March 9

1862-03-09

American Civil War: The USS Monitor and CSS Virginia fight to a draw in the Battle of Hampton Roads, the first battle between two ironclad warships.

1916 March 9

1916-03-09

Pancho Villa leads nearly 500 Mexican raiders in an attack against Columbus, New Mexico.

1925 March 9

1925-03-09

Pink's War: The first Royal Air Force operation conducted independently of the British Army or Royal Navy begins.

1944 March 9

1944-03-09

The Soviet Air Forces conduct heavy bombing on Tallinn, Estonia, killing up to 800 people, mostly civilians.

1957 March 9

1957-03-09

A magnitude 8.3 earthquake in the Andreanof Islands, Alaska triggers a Pacific-wide tsunami causing extensive damage to Hawaii and Oahu.

1959 March 9

1959-03-09

The first Barbie doll was introduced at the American International Toy Fair.

1961 March 9

1961-03-09

Sputnik 9 successfully launches, carrying a human dummy nicknamed Ivan Ivanovich, and demonstrating that Soviet Union was ready to begin human spaceflight.

1964 March 9

1964-03-09

The first Ford Mustang rolls off the Ford assembly line.

1967 March 9

1967-03-09

Trans World Airlines Flight 553, a Douglas DC-9-15, crashes in a field in Concord Township, Ohio following a mid-air collision with a Beechcraft Baron, killing 26.

1990 March 9

1990-03-09

Dr. Antonia Novello is sworn in as Surgeon General of the United States, becoming the first female and Hispanic American to serve in that position.

2010 March 9

2010-03-09

The first same-sex marriages in Washington, D.C., take place.

2011 March 9

2011-03-09

Space Shuttle Discovery makes its final landing after 39 flights.

2012 March 9

2012-03-09

Polish mountaineers Adam Bielecki and Janusz Golab make the first winter ascent of Gasherbrum I.