What happend on 9th October

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10.10
2005

China's State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping officially announced the new accurate height of Everest is 8848.43 m.

2004

The tri-annual federal election is held in Australia and Liberal Party of Australia leader, John Howard, wins a fourth term as Prime Minister in a landslide victory over opponent, Mark Latham of the Australian Labor Party.

2004

Democratic elections held for the first time in Afghanistan.

2004

Jo Brauner resign as the anchor of German Tagesschau news show after 30 years.

2002

After losing a massive amount of ground during the summer of 2002, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at 7,286.27, its lowest level in five years. The NASDAQ also hit a six-year low of 1,114.11.

1995

An Amtrak Sunset Limited train is derailed by saboteurs near Palo Verde, Arizona.

1992

A 13 kilogram (est.) meteorite lands in the driveway of the Knapp residence in Peekskill, New York, destroying the family's 1980 Chevrolet Malibu.

1991

Ecuador becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.

1989

An official news agency in the Soviet Union reports the landing of a UFO in Voronezh.

1989

In Leipzig, East Germany, 70,000 protesters demand the legalization of opposition groups and democratic reforms.