What happened on 9 september

September 9th has been the date of several significant events throughout history. Here are a few:

1. 1752 - The British Empire adopts the Gregorian calendar, which is the calendar used by most of the world today. This means that September 2nd was followed by September 14th.
2. 1810 - The French army occupies Madrid, Spain, during the Peninsular War.
3. 1863 - American Civil War: The Battle of Chickamauga begins in Georgia.
4. 1886 - The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works is signed in Bern, Switzerland.
5. 1922 - The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is founded.
6. 1936 - The Spanish Civil War begins as a military uprising against the government of the Second Spanish Republic.
7. 1945 - The Soviet Union declares war on Japan and invades Manchuria.
8. 1965 - The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act is signed into law by US President Lyndon B. Johnson, establishing the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
9. 1971 - The United States launches the Voyager 2 spacecraft.
10. 2004 - The Beslan school hostage crisis begins in North Ossetia, Russia, resulting in the deaths of over 330 people.
11. 2011 - The Occupy Wall Street movement begins in Zuccotti Park, New York City.

These are just a few of the many events that have occurred on September 9th throughout history.