What Happened on January 9? Dive into History's Significant Moments

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In this video, we're exploring the fascinating events of January 9 in history. From the first human flight to President Donald Trump's inauguration, this is a day full of history and excitement!

Whether you're a history buff or you just want to learn more about the latest news, this video is for you! We'll take a look at some of the most interesting January 9 in history events, and why they're so important. Thanks for watching!
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1493 Christopher Columbus 1st sights manatees
1718 France declares war on Spain
1788 Connecticut becomes 5th state to ratify the US constitution
1793 1st hot-air balloon flight in the US lifts off in Philadelphia, piloted by Jean Pierre Blanchard
1799 British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger introduces income tax to raise funds for the war against Napoleon
1811 1st Women's Golf Tournament held
1858 Anson Jones, the last President of the Republic of Texas, commits suicide
1861 A Union merchant ship, the Star of the West, is fired upon as it tries to deliver supplies to Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina
1861 Mississippi secedes from the Union (US Civil War)
1894 William K.L. Dickson's motion picture "Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze" aka "Fred Ott's Sneeze" receives first US copyright for the format; it was filmed a few days earlier at Edison Studio, West Orange, New Jersey
1936 Semi-automatic rifles adopted by US army
1942 US Joint Chiefs of Staff created
1951 "Life After Tomorrow", 1st film to receive an "X" rating, premieres
1968 Surveyor 7 space probe soft lands on Moon
1969 First trial flight of Concorde supersonic jetliner, Bristol, England
1979 Supreme Court strikes down (6-3) PA law requiring doctors performing an abortion to try to preserve lives of potentially viable fetuses
1984 Rock band Van Halen release their most successful album “1984"
1991 Baseball officially bans Pete Rose from being elected to Hall of Fame for betting on baseball
2001 Apple announced iTunes at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco, for organizing and playing digital music and videos
2007 Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs announces the iPhone
2018 Former White House strategist Steve Bannon leaves Breitbart News after his criticism of the White House in "Fire and the Fury" book

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