Sunday Open Thread: July 9 is Nunavut Day

World History

On July 9, 1609, Bohemia was granted freedom of religion by the Emperor On July 9, 1816, Argentina declared its independence On July 9, 1986, New Zealand legalized homosexuality On July 9, 1993, Canada passed the Nunavut Act leading to the eventual creation of Nunavut,

US History

On July 9, 1776, George Washington ordered the Declaration of Independence to be read to the troops in Manhattan, On July 9, 1868, The 14th Amendment was ratified. On July 9, 1896, William Jennings Bryan gave his Cross of Gold speech

Science

The Arts

Misc.

On July 9, 1955, The Russell-Einstein Manifesto was issued. It called upon scientists from all over the globe to unite and lobby governments to renounce nuclear weapons and, eventually, war.

Birthdays of Note

1764 -- Ann Radcliffe, a seminal author of gothic fiction 1819 -- Elias Howe, inventor of the sewing machine 1834 -- Jan Neruda, journalist and poet 1887 -- Samuel Eliot Morison, historian 1901 -- Barbara Cartland, extremely prolific author 1911 -- Mervyn Peake, author 1945 -- Dean Koontz, author

Deaths of Note

1850 -- Ba'b, religious leader 1856 -- Amedeo Avogadro, chemist. I guess his number was up. 1979 -- Cornelia Otis Skinner, author

Tunes in honor of the Russell-Einstein Manifesto

Intermezzo:

And, in the interest of being fair and balanced:

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