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What Happened on July 9

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South Sudan becomes the youngest country in the world:
The Republic of South Sudan peacefully seceded from Sudan after an independence referendum was passed. Since independence, however, the country has been wrecked with widespread ethnic violence and human rights violations.

Donkey Kong is released by Nintendo:
Donkey Kong is a video game franchise created by Shigeru Miyamoto.

Andy Warhol’s iconic Campbell’s Soup Cans make their debut:
The Soup Cans were first displayed at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles, California.

Lituya Bay megatsunami:
A megatsunami, a tsunami whose waves are higher than a normal tsunami, hit Lituya Bay in Alaska, United States, resulting in a wave that was recorded to be 1,720 feet or 516 meters high.

  • 1959 Kevin Nash
    American wrestler, actor
  • 1950 Viktor Yanukovych
    4th President of Ukraine
  • 1947 O. J. Simpson
    American football player, actor, author
  • 1967 Fatima Jinnah
    Pakistani Leader of the Opposition
  • 1850 Báb
    Iranian founder of ism
  • 1950 Zachary Taylor
    12th President of the United States
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