What happend on 9th March

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10.03
2005

Dan Rather presents his final broadcast of the CBS Evening News.

2004

A terrorist attack on a restaurant in Istanbul kills one and injures 5.

2004

John Allen Muhammad is sentenced to death for his part in the Beltway sniper attacks of October 2002. Lee Boyd Malvo is sentenced to life in prison.

1995

Kappa Phi Lambda is founded at Binghamton University.

1993

Rodney King testifies at the federal trial of four Los Angeles, California police officers accused of violating King's civil rights when they beat him during an arrest.

1991

Massive demonstrations are held against Slobodan Milošević in Belgrade. Two people are killed and tanks are in the streets.

1990

Dr. Antonia Novello is sworn in as Surgeon General of the United States, becoming the first female and Hispanic American to serve in that position.

1990

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Clyde Wells confirms he will rescind Newfoundland's approval of the Meech Lake Accord, effectively killing the Accord.

1989

A strike forces financially-troubled Eastern Airlines into bankruptcy.

1987

Rock band U2 release the album The Joshua Tree.