MAY 9 | Birthdays and Events

Notable Birthdays for May 9

Henry J. Kaiser (1882-1967) - Founded of the Kaiser Shipyards.

William Moulton Marston (1893-1947) - Psychologist and co-inventor of the polygraph.

Gordon Bunshaft (1909-1990) - Architect who designed the Solow Building in NY City.

Mike Wallace (1918-2012) - Investigative journalist.

James L. Brooks (1940-Still Living) - Director and producer of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Taxi, and The Simpsons.

Billy Joel (1949-Still Living) - Singer-songwriter nicknamed the "Piano Man."

Memorable Events for May 9

1865 - President Johnson declares armed resistance in the South, commonly known as the end of the American Civil War.

1882 - The cable car company Telegraph Hill RR Co.  is organized in San Francisco, CA.

1899 - John Burr patents an improved rotary blade for a lawn mower.

1944 - The first eye bank opens in NY City.

1945 - The U.S. Army captures Hermann Goering, Nazi Gestapo Head, in Bavaria.

1960 - The U.S. becomes the first country to legalize the birth control pill.

1974 - Impeachment proceedings for President Nixon begin in front of the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary.

1980 - The horror film Friday the 13th is released in the U.S.

1992 - The Salem Village Witchcraft Victims' Memorial is dedicated on the 300 year anniversary of the Salem Witch Trials.