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Famous Quote For April 9

"The war is over - the rebels are our countrymen again."

Ulysses S. Grant, 1865

April 9 Birthdays

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Kristen Stewart

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Jesse McCartney

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Leighton Meester

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Jemma Middleton

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Eduardo Saccone-Joly

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Lilia Buckingham

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Jazmine Sullivan

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Mark Pellegrino

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Keshia Knight Pulliam

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April 9 History

2003 - Newly-liberated Iraqis knock over statue of Saddam Hussein, as American army enters Baghdad

1996 - President Bill Clinton signs into law a "line-item veto", expanding the power of presidency

1928 - Mae West makes opens her risque but hit Broadway play "Diamond Lil"

1916 - Germans launched attack on a hill defended by the French, named Le Morte Homme, to outflank their front lines

1838 - National Gallery of London, largest public collection of important paintings, opens its doors

This Day In Business

1961 - The Pacific Electric Railway, the world's largest electric railway, ends operation.

This Day In Entertainment

2005 - Prince Charles marries 2nd wife Camilla; 1 day delay for Pope John Paul II funeral.

This Day In Geography

1682 - Mouth of River (Mississippi) claimed for France by de La Salle, naming it Louisiana.

This Day In Sports

1912 - The first exhibition game ever played at Fenway Park when the Red Sox play Harvard.

April 9th Holiday

Vimy Ridge Day (Canada) - Honors those who fought and died at the Battle of Vimy Ridge in World War I.

Today's Birthday Trivia

A trip to the Muslim holy city of Mecca helped him to develop his beliefs; he began signing his last name as X to replace the ancestral slave name Little. Who is he?

Today's Birthday Horoscope

Learn about people born on this day by reading the April 9 Birthday Horoscope.

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