| May 9th 1978 | | Corpse of kidnapped ex-premier Aldo Moro found
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| May 9th 1978 | | Fee Waybill of Tubes breaks a leg falling off stage
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| May 9th 1978 | | Musical "Ain't Misbehavin'," premieres in NYC
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| May 9th 1978 | | PSV beats Bastica, 3-0, to win UEFA Cup in Eindhoven Neth
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| May 9th 1979 | | US & USSR sign Salt 2 treaty, limiting nuclear weapons
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| May 9th 1980 | | 35 motorists die as a Liberian freighter rams a Tampa Bay Bridge
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| May 9th 1981 | | Kazimiroff Blvd in Bronx named for a Bronx historian
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| May 9th 1982 | | "9" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 739 performances
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| May 9th 1982 | | Arthur Kopit's musical "Nine," premieres in NYC
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| May 9th 1982 | | Sally Little wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic
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| May 9th 1983 | | 18th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama & Willie Nelson
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| May 9th 1984 | | Alexander Calder's "Big Crinkly" sells for $852,000
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| May 9th 1984 | | Chicago White Sox beat Milw Brewers, 7-6, in 25 inn (started 5/8)
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| May 9th 1984 | | White Sox & Brewers play 8:06, game, longest timed baseball game
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| May 9th 1987 | | Oriole Eddie Murray is 1st to switch hit HRs in 2 consecutive games
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