May 9 in History

• 1868

  May 9, 1868:

  Australian composer and music theorist, Anton Bruckner premieres his first Symphony in C.

• 1960

  May 9, 1960:

  Birth control pill becomes legal and has extended throughout cities in the United States.

• 1977

  May 9, 1977:

  33 people die out of a fire outbreak at the Hotel Poland in Amsterdam.

• 1987

  May 9, 1987:

  American rock band, The Grateful Dead shoots the video for their music documentary film titled "Touch Of Grey" after playing a concert in Monterey.

• 1992

  May 9, 1992:

  American musician and songwriter, Bruce Springsteen makes a live performance on ‘Broadcast Television’ for the first time on Joe Pesci show dubbed “Saturday Night Live”.

• 1996

  May 9, 1996:

  Songwriter and singer Geddy Lee receives the highest artistic honor in Canada as the Officer of the Order of Canada.

• 1997

  May 9, 1997:

  American investment banker Pete Peterson becomes the first United States Ambassador to travel to Vietnam after the war came to an end.

• 1998

  May 9, 1998:

  American musician and record producer, Brian Douglas Wilson plays his 1st solo concert at St. Charles, a city in Illinois.

• 2000

  May 9, 2000:

  American punk rock band, Bad Religion releases their studio album titled “The New America”.

• 2014

  May 9, 2014:

  American songwriter and singer, Michael Jackson’s 2nd posthumous album titled “Xscape” is released.