The 2000s
- 2004: The FCC agreed to a record $1.75 million settlement with Clear Channel to resolve indecency complaints against Howard Stern and other radio personalities.
The 1970s
- 1978: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints changed their rules to allow black men to become priests.
- 1973: Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes to win the Triple Crown.
The 1940s
- 1940: Norway surrendered to the Germans during World War II.
June 9 1934
1934: Donald Duck makes his first film appearance, in The Wise Little Hen, a short by Walt Disney.
June 9 Moment of Zen
- 2008: CNN stakes out Hillary Clinton's house before her concession speech
- 2007: 49ers' PR Rep gets a happy ending from three topless blondes
- 2003: Kucinich screams about finding the missing weapons of mass destruction
- 1999: A bunch of men fall ungracefully down a hill
- 2004: Biden angrily lectures Ashcroft about the importance of following torture treaties
Holidays and Observances
Famous Birthdays
- 1981: Natalie Portman - Star Wars
- 1963: Johnny Depp - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
- 1961: Michael J. Fox - Back to the Future
- 1915: Les Paul - Guitarist
Famous Deaths
- 1870: Charles Dickens - Writer