- 2004 – A tsunami generated by a 9.0 earthquake in the Indian Ocean killed 280,000 people.
- 1997 – Lesbian Regan Wolf of Lancaster, South Carolina, was knocked unconscious by three men who brutally beat her, strung her up from her front porch, and painted “Jesus weren’t born for you, faggot.” Despite giving police the identity of the three men, the sheriff’s office took no action. She was attacked more severely six months later.[365Gay.com]
- 1972 – Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president of the United States, died in Kansas City, Mo., at age 88.[NYT]
- 1893 – Mao Tse-tung, the Chinese statesman who led the communist revolution in China and became its first communist leader, was born. He died on September 9, 1976. [NYT]
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