On this day in history
December 9
American
1992United States Marines land in Somalia for a humanitarian mission that will spiral into the Black Hawk Down bat…
United States Marines land in Somalia for a humanitarian mission that will spiral into the Black Hawk Down battle.
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World
1948The United Nations adopts the Genocide Convention, making genocide a crime under international law.
The United Nations adopts the Genocide Convention, making genocide a crime under international law.
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1987Palestinians rise in the First Intifada after an Israeli truck kills four workers in Gaza.
Palestinians rise in the First Intifada after an Israeli truck kills four workers in Gaza.
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1961Tanganyika gains independence from Britain under Julius Nyerere.
Tanganyika gains independence from Britain under Julius Nyerere.
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