December 9, 2015

December 9 Part II


On December 9th in History Part II

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On December 9th in 1955 - Sugar Ray Robinson knocked out Carl Olson and regained his world middleweight boxing title.

On December 9th in 1958 - In Indianapolis, IN, Robert H.W. Welch Jr. and 11 other men met to form the anti-Communist John Birch Society.

On December 9th in 1960 - Sperry Rand Corporation unveiled a new computer known as "Univac 1107."

On December 9th in 1975 - U.S. President Gerald R. Ford signed a $2.3 billion seasonal loan authorization to prevent New York City from having to default.

On December 9th in 1978 - The first game of the Women's Pro Basketball League (WBL) was played between the Chicago Hustle and the Milwaukee Does.

On December 9th in 1983 - NATO foreign ministers called on the Soviet Union to join in a "comprehensive political dialogue" to ease tensions in the world.


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