07-09-2005, 05:42 AM
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July 9th
1793 ~ Act Against Slavery passes in Upper Canada and importation of slaves into Lower Canada prohibited.
1816 ~ Argentina declared independence from Spain.
1900 ~ Queen Victoria gave royal assent to an act creating the Commonwealth of Australia, uniting separate colonies under one federal government.
1916 ~ Birthday of Edward Heath, P.M. of the U.K.
1943 ~ Operation Husky - Allied forces performed an amphibious invasion of Sicily.
1955 ~ The Russell-Einstein Manifesto was released by Bertrand Russell in London.
1974 ~ Death of Earl Warren, Governor of California, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
1989 ~ Two bombs exploded in Mecca, killing one pilgrim and wounding 16 others.
1991 ~ South Africa returned to the Olympic movement after 30 years.
1997 ~ Mike Tyson's boxing license was suspended and he was fined $3 million for biting Evander Holyfield's ear in a televised match.
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