Here are some important events from September 9th in history:
In 1776, the Continental Congress officially renamed the "United Colonies" as the "United States of America".
In 1810, Miguel Hidalgo issued a "call for independence" in Mexico, initiating the Mexican War of Independence.
In 1948, Kim Il sung declared the establishment of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) on the Korean Peninsula.
In 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act, which had a profound impact on the civil rights process in the United States.
In 1965, the Second Indo Pakistani War broke out between India and Pakistan over the Kashmir dispute.
In 1971, a riot broke out at Attica Prison in New York State, becoming an important event in prison reform in the United States.
In 1991, the Soviet Union officially dissolved its Communist Party, paving the way for the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War.
