Historical Events for 9th June 2019

1862 – Battle of Port Republic, last of 5 battles in Jacksons Valley camp
1902 – 1st Automat restaurant opens (818 Chestnut St, Philadelphia)
1930 – Paavo Nurmi runs world record 6 mile (29:36.4)
1962 – 94th Belmont: Bill Shoemaker aboard Jaipur wins in 2:28.8
1970 – Harry A Blackmun sworn in as Supreme Court Justice
1974 – Supergroup Blind Faith’s (Eric Clapton, Windwood, Baker) 1st concert
1975 – UK House of Commons is broadcast live by radio for first time
1984 – French Open Women’s Tennis: Martina Navratilova beats Chris Evert 6-3, 6-1; 2nd women in Open Era to hold all 4 Grand Slam titles at once
1986 – Angel Don Sutton (298 wins) beats White Sox Tom Seaver (306 wins) 3-0
2013 – French Open Men’s Tennis: Rafael Nadal beats fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 6-3, 6-2, 6-3; first man to win same Grand Slam title 8 times

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