What happend on 9th July

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1981

Senegalese political parties Party of Independence and Work (PIT) and Democratic League

1979

A car bomb destroys a Renault owned by famed "Nazi hunters" Serge and Beate Klarsfeld at their home in France. A note purportedly from ODESSA claims responsibility.

1975

The National Assembly of Senegal passes a law that will pave way for a (albeit highly restricted) multi-party system.

1968

Official opening of Hayward Gallery on London's South Bank.

1955

The Russell-Einstein Manifesto was released by Bertrand Russell in London.

1945

A forest fire breaks out in the Tillamook Burn, the third fire in that area since 1933.

1944

World War II: Battle of Normandy

1944

World War II: Battle of Saipan

1943

World War II: Operation Husky

1942

Holocaust: Anne Frank's family goes into hiding in an attic above her father's office in an Amsterdam warehouse.