June 9 in history: • 1846 – Hamilton, Ontario (skyline pictured), was granted city status by the Parliament of the Province of Canada. → go there • 1856 – The first company of Mormon handcart pioneers left Iowa City for Salt Lake City, Utah. → go there • 1920 – The courtesan Wang Lianying was murdered in Shanghai, leading to months of media and literary coverage. → go there • 1965 – Fighting began between the Viet Cong and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam in the Battle of Đồng Xoài, one of the largest battles in the Vietnam War. → go there • 2010 – A child suicide bomber attacked a wedding in Nadahan, Afghanistan, killing at least 40 people and injuring at least 70 others. → go there Died 1701: Philippe I, Duke of Orléans Wiki link Died 1913: Sarah Roberts Wiki link Born 1928: Jackie Mason Wiki link Died 2025: Pik-Sen Lim Wiki link Pictured: Skyline of Hamilton, Ontario.