History

Lou Ferrigno, born November 9, 1951, is the American bodybuilder and actor best known as television’s original Incredible Hulk. Lou Ferrigno: From Brooklyn to Bodybuilding Champion Lou Ferrigno was born on November 9, 1951, in Brooklyn, New York. As a child, he lost most of his hearing, a challenge that shaped his early life and, by his own account, drove ...

Anne Sexton, born November 9, 1928, was the influential American poet of the confessional movement who won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1967 for Live or Die. Anne Sexton: A Confessional Voice Anne Sexton was born on November 9, 1928, in Newton, Massachusetts. She became one of the most influential American poets of the confessional movement, a style of ...

Hedy Lamarr, born November 9, 1914, was the Austrian-born actress and inventor whose pioneering work on frequency-hopping technology helped lay the foundations of modern wireless communications. Hedy Lamarr: Actress and Inventor Hedy Lamarr was born on November 9, 1914, in Vienna, Austria. She became an Austrian-born American actress and a celebrated Hollywood star, known for her beauty and screen presence. ...

Edward VII, born November 9, 1841, was King of the United Kingdom and Emperor of India from 1901 to 1910, eldest son of Queen Victoria — the monarch whose reign gave its name to the Edwardian era. Edward VII: The Edwardian Era Edward VII was born on November 9, 1841, in London, the eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince ...

Ivan Turgenev, born November 9, 1818, was the Russian novelist known for Fathers and Sons and A Sportsman’s Sketches — one of the great literary figures of the 19th century and a bridge between Russian and European literature. Ivan Turgenev: Life and Works Ivan Turgenev was born on November 9, 1818, in Oryol, Russia, into a wealthy landowning family. He ...

On November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall falls, as East Germans crossed into West Berlin and began dismantling the wall that had divided the city since 1961. It was one of the most joyful and consequential nights of the 20th century. The Night the Berlin Wall Falls For nearly three decades, the Berlin Wall had stood as the most visible ...

On November 9, 1985, Garry Kasparov, aged 22, became the youngest world chess champion in history at that point, defeating Anatoly Karpov in the 24th and final game of their epic rematch by a score of 13–11. It remains one of the most famous dates in chess history. Kasparov World Chess Champion: The Road to 1985 The road to the ...

On November 9, 1967, Apollo 4 launched successfully, the first uncrewed test flight of the Saturn V rocket that took astronauts to the Moon. It was a bold all-or-nothing test, and it worked perfectly, proving the mighty machine that would carry humans to another world. The background of the Apollo 4 flight By late 1967, the American space programme was ...

On November 9, 1938, the Kristallnacht pogrom began in Nazi Germany, a night of violence against Jews, their homes, businesses, and synagogues. Known as the Night of Broken Glass, it stands as one of the most infamous turning points in modern history, marking the moment when Nazi persecution of the Jews moved from discrimination into open, state-sponsored violence. The background ...

On November 9, 1922, the world learned that Albert Einstein had been named winner of the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics. The Einstein Nobel Prize citation honoured him ‘for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect.’ It was a prize a year in the making — delayed because no nominee ...