1780
Science
Declaration of Armed Neutrality
Catherine issues the Declaration of Armed Neutrality, founding the League of Armed Neutrality to protect neutral maritime trade during the American Revolutionary War.
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22 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1847
Science
Death of Mary Anning
Mary Anning died in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, after an illness likely from breast cancer.
View details1865
Activism
Birth of Margaret Murray Washington
Born into slavery (or just before its end) in Mississippi, she rose to become one of the most influential Black women educators and activists of her era.
View details1892
Activism
Launch of Intensified Anti-Lynching Campaign
Ida B. Wells began an anti-lynching campaign on March 9, 1892, following the Memphis lynching of her friends.
View details1892
Science
Born at Knole House, Kent
Vita Sackville-West was born at the ancestral estate of Knole in Kent, England, on 9 March 1892.
View details1895
Medicine
Death of Rebecca Lee Crumpler
Rebecca Davis Lee Crumpler died in Hyde Park, Massachusetts.
View details1918
Arts
Saturday Evening Post cover: Hat with Birds
McMein's cover 'Hat with Birds' was featured in the Saturday Evening Post on March 9, 1918.
View details1926
Politics
First Female Mayor of a Major U.S. City
Bertha Knight Landes became Seattle's first female mayor on March 9, 1926.
View details1933
Politics
First woman to chair a U.S. Senate committee
Hattie Caraway became the first woman to chair a U.S. Senate committee, marking a significant first.
View details1947
Activism
Death of Carrie Chapman Catt in New Rochelle, New York
Carrie Chapman Catt died on March 9, 1947, in New Rochelle, New York, at age 88, having lived to see women vote for nearly three decades.
View details1947
Activism
Death of Carrie Chapman Catt
Carrie Chapman Catt died of a heart attack on March 9, 1947, in New Rochelle, New York.
View details1952
Politics
Death of Alexandra Kollontai in Moscow
Died in Moscow at age 79, having survived Stalin's purges as one of the few original Bolshevik leaders to die of natural causes.
View details1953
Science
Sworn into Regular Army service as physician
Adams was sworn into service in the Regular Army on March 9, 1953, two days prior to her formal commission as First Lieutenant.
View details1954
Science
Death of Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs
Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs passed away on March 9, 1954, leaving behind a legacy in astronomy.
View details1959
Arts
Barbie's public debut
Barbie made its public debut at the New York Toy Fair, launching a new era in fashion dolls.
View details1959
Science
Barbie doll debuts at American Toy Fair
The first Barbie doll, Barbara Millicent Roberts, debuted at the American Toy Fair in New York, becoming the first mass-produced adult-bodied toy doll in the U.S.
View details1964
Politics
First First Lady to hire her own press secretary
Lady Bird Johnson appointed Elizabeth Carpenter as press secretary, establishing a formal East Wing press operation—a first for a First Lady.
View details1997
Literature
Died in Alciston, East Sussex, England
Dame Veronica Wedgwood died on 9 March 1997 in Alciston, East Sussex, England, at the age of 86, ending a celebrated career as a historian.
View details2010
Activism
Death of Doris Haddock
Doris Haddock passed away on March 9, 2010, in Dublin, New Hampshire.
View details2011
Literature
Death of Doris Burn
Death of the influential children's author and illustrator, Doris Burn.
View details2011
Science
Departure from Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
Julie Taymor departed as director of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark amid disputes with producers over the troubled production.
View details2014
Sports
Silver medal – Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics cross-country 1km sprint
Wins silver in women’s sitting cross-country 1km sprint at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics on 9 March 2014.
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