Today In History – June 9

June 9 is the 160th day of the year (161st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar

Today In History in 1732 James Oglethorpe is granted a royal charter for the colony of the future U.S. state of Georgia; and in 1959 the USS George Washington is launched. It is the first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine.

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• By Lincoln Herald Staff
• June 9, 2024