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On July 9, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1937, The silent film archives of Fox Film Corporation are destroyed by the 1937 Fox vault fire. In 1943, John Casper, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut was born. In 1944, World War II: American forces take Saipan, bringing the Japanese archipelago within range of B-29 raids, and causing the downfall of the Tojo government. In 1944, World War II: Continuation War: Finland wins the Battle of Tali-Ihantala, the largest battle ever fought in northern Europe. The Red Army withdraws its troops from Ihantala and digs into a defensive position, thus ending the Vyborg-Petrozavodsk Offensive. In 1955, The Russell-Einstein Manifesto calls for a reduction of the risk of nuclear warfare. In 1962, Starfish Prime tests the effects of a nuclear test at orbital altitudes. In 1982, Pan Am Flight 759 crashes in Kenner, Louisiana, killing all 145 people on board and eight others on the ground. In 1995, The Navaly church bombing is carried out by the Sri Lanka Air Force killing 125 Tamil civilian refugees. In 1997, A Fokker 100 from the Brazilian airline TAM launches engineer Fernando Caldeira de Moura Campos into 2,400 meters of free fall after an explosion that depressurized the aircraft. In 2006, One hundred and twenty-five people are killed when S7 Airlines Flight 778, an Airbus A310 passenger jet, veers off the runway while landing in wet conditions at Irkutsk Airport in Siberia. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Air Force cancels 135 promotions over ‘highly unprecedented’ testing error

Washington Examiner

July 9, 2026

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Air Force cancels 135 promotions over ‘highly unprecedented’ testing error

The U.S. Air Force was forced to cancel the promotions of service members after admitting that more than 100 people were given incorrect scores because of an “outdated scoring key.” The error occurred during a specialty knowledge test administered to airmen and airwomen competing for promotion. The Air Education and Training Command called the anomaly []

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