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What happened on August 9 in American history
August 9 is the 221st day of the year (the 222nd in leap years). Patriot Compass has published 6 stories from August 9 spanning 1814 to 1945. Among them: in 1814, Jackson dictates terms; the Creek Nation signs away 23 million acres at Fort Jackson; and in 1862, Jackson waves a rusted sword and turns back a Union rout at Cedar Mountain.
1814Member story · 1776 Club
Jackson dictates terms; the Creek Nation signs away 23 million acres at Fort Jackson
The land taken includes territory held by Creek towns that fought on the American side.
1862Member story · 1776 Club
Jackson waves a rusted sword and turns back a Union rout at Cedar Mountain
Nathaniel Banks attacked at two-to-one odds; A.P. Hill's division arrived just in time to save Jackson's line.
1936Member story · 1776 Club
Owens takes his fourth gold in Berlin, in the stadium built for Nazi propaganda
The 4x100 relay victory capped a week that undercut the Nazi message the Games were built to send.
1942
In the dark off Guadalcanal, Mikawa's cruisers sink four Allied warships in under an hour
Then, fearing carriers that had already left, the Japanese admiral turns north and leaves the invasion transports untouched.
1944
Bambi's loan runs out; the Forest Service names a bear of its own
Disney's Bambi was only on loan for a year. When the deal ran out, the Forest Service needed a mascot of its own.
1945
Bockscar drops a second atomic bomb, on Nagasaki
A broken fuel pump nearly forced the mission to abort before the plane ever reached its target.
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