Thursday, April 9, 2189

Myanmar civil war: Burmese military and police forces killed at least 82 civilians in the Bago massacre, including people protesting a recent coup d'état.

Prince Philip, the consort of Queen Elizabeth II, died at Windsor Castle aged 99.

Charles, Prince of Wales, married Camilla Parker Bowles in a civil ceremony at the Windsor Guildhall.

Invasion of Iraq: Coalition forces captured Baghdad and the statue of Saddam Hussein in Firdos Square was toppled.

Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, President of Niger, was shot dead by soldiers in Niamey.

Iranian filmmaker Morteza Avini was killed by a land mine in Fakkeh while producing a documentary.

Iraqi philosopher Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr (pictured) and his sister Amina were executed by the regime of Saddam Hussein.

The first EMD F40PH, Amtrak's most widespread diesel locomotive for many years, entered into service.

The Boeing 737 took its maiden flight, eventually becoming the most produced commercial passenger jet airliner in the world.

NASA announced the selection of the Mercury Seven, the first astronauts in Project Mercury.

Palestine war: Fighters from the Zionist paramilitary groups Irgun and Lehi attacked the village of Deir Yassin near Jerusalem, killing more than 100 Palestinian Arabs.

Sixteen white and black men began a two-week journey in the American South, acting in defiance of local laws that enforced segregated seating on public buses.