June 9 747 Abbasid Revolution: Abu Muslim Khorasani begins an open revolt against Umayyad rule, which is carried out under the sign of the Black Standard.
June 9 1667 Second Anglo-Dutch War: The Raid on the Medway by the Dutch fleet begins. It lasts for five days and results in the worst ever defeat of the Royal Navy.
June 9 1762 British forces begin the Siege of Havana and capture the city during the Seven Years' War.
June 9 1798 Irish Rebellion of 1798: Battles of Arklow and Saintfield.
June 9 1862 American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson concludes his successful Shenandoah Valley Campaign with a victory in the Battle of Port Republic; his tactics during the campaign are now studied by militaries around the world.
June 9 1863 American Civil War: Battle of Brandy Station, Virginia.
June 9 1885 Treaty of Tientsin is signed to end the Sino-French War, with China eventually giving up Tonkin and Annam – most of present-day Vietnam – to France.
June 9 1923 Bulgaria's military takes over the government in a coup.
June 9 1944 World War II: Ninety-nine civilians are hanged from lampposts and balconies by German troops in Tulle, France, in reprisal for maquisards attacks.
June 1944 World War II: The Soviet Union invades East Karelia and the previously Finnish part of Karelia, occupied by Finland since 1941.
June 9 1959 The USS George Washington is launched. It is the first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine.
June 9 1965 Vietnam War: The Viet Cong commences combat with the Army of the Republic of Vietnam in the Battle of Đồng Xoài, one of the largest battles in the war.
June 9 1959 The USS George Washington is launched. It is the first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine.
June 9 1965 Vietnam War: The Viet Cong commences combat with the Army of the Republic of Vietnam in the Battle of Đồng Xoài, one of the largest battles in the war.
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