TODAY IN HISTORY – 9th June, 2026 – Orbit News
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What we do not intentionally learn from history, we are condemned to repeat. Tragedies have a way of returning uninvited, while progress often arrives only through deliberate struggle, or the rare grace of circumstance.
According to Today in History, the handle to adjust the sail is in our hands, what we make out of it, is entirely our decision.
Kindly scroll up for some revelational events that took place on this day in the distant past.
On this day in 1900, Indian nationalist Birsa Munda died of cholera in a British prison.
Still on this day in 1944, World War II: Ninety-nine civilians were hanged from lampposts and balconies by German troops in Tulle, France, in reprisal for maquisards attacks.
According to Today in History, in 1948, the world recorded the official Foundation of the International Council on Archives under the auspices of the UNESCO.
In 1959, on this day, the USS George Washington was launched. It is the first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine.
Again on this day in 1978, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opened its priesthood to “all worthy men”, ending a 148-year-old policy of excluding black men.
Regrettably, it was on this day in 1979 that the Ghost Train fire at Luna Park Sydney, Australia, killed seven.
Sadly on this day in 2008, two bombs exploded at a train station near Algiers, Algeria, killing at least 13 people.
In, 1998, on this day, Major-General Abdulsalami Abubakar was sworn in as Nigeria’s 11th Head of State. His sudden appointment came exactly one day after the unexpected death of the military dictator General Sani Abacha.
Abubakar’s 11-month administration ultimately paved the way for the drafting of a new constitution and the transition to civilian rule in 1999.
Today is National Heroes Day in Uganda. In 2001, Uganda officially observed its first formalized National Heroes Day.
Initiated by the Uganda People’s Congress, the date was chosen to memorialize the 1981 assassination of Eddidian Babumba Mukiibi Luttamaguzi, a vital civilian supporter of the resistance during the Ugandan Bush War.
Finally on this day in 1959, prominent Gambian political activist Cham Joof led the historic “Bread and Butter Demonstration”.
The protest demanded immediate structural and economic reforms from the British colonial administration, which responded with a violent clampdown and Joof’s arrest.
Today in History.
