| May 9th 1961 | | Jim Gentile is 4th to hit grand slams in consecutive innings
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| May 9th 1962 | | US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
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| May 9th 1962 | | Laser beam successfully bounced off Moon for 1st time
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| May 9th 1962 | | Beatles sign their 1st contract with EMI Pstlophone
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| May 9th 1963 | | US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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| May 9th 1964 | | Khrushchev visits Egypt
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| May 9th 1964 | | Peter & Gordon release "World Without Love"
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| May 9th 1965 | | Luna 5 launched (USSR) 1st attempt to soft land on Moon (fails)
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| May 9th 1965 | | Beatles attend a Bob Dylan concert
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| May 9th 1966 | | 1st black member of Federal Reserve Board (A F Brimmer)
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| May 9th 1966 | | China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC
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| May 9th 1967 | | 1st flight of Fokker F-28 Fellowship
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| May 9th 1967 | | Gijsbert van Hall resigns as mayor of Amsterdam
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| May 9th 1969 | | BPAA All-Star Bowling Tournament won by Billy Hardwick
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| May 9th 1970 | | 100,000s demonstrate against Vietnam War
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