Today in News History

On July 9, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1790, The Swedish Navy captures one third of the Russian Baltic fleet. In 1821, Four hundred and seventy prominent Cypriots including Archbishop Kyprianos are executed in response to Cypriot aid to the Greek War of Independence. 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 1950, Viktor Yanukovych, Ukrainian engineer and politician, 4th President of Ukraine was born. In 1955, The Russell-Einstein Manifesto calls for a reduction of the risk of nuclear warfare. In 1967, Yordan Letchkov, Bulgarian footballer was born. In 1974, Nikola Šarčević, Swedish singer-songwriter and bass player was born. In 1979, A car bomb destroys a Renault motor car owned by "Nazi hunters" Serge and Beate Klarsfeld outside their home in France in an unsuccessful assassination attempt. 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.

Can Ukraine make Patriot missiles?

CNN

July 9, 2026

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At the NATO summit on July 8th, President Donald Trump suggested to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky that Patriot missiles could be manufactured in Ukraine. CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports on the challenges ahead, and how success could change the war.

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