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July 9

3 sourced moments from July 9 in history: The tallest wave ever recorded towered higher than the Empire State Building (1958); Andy Warhol exhibited his Campbell's Soup Cans (1962); and Voyager 2 reached Jupiter on July 9, 1979, after Voyager 1.

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3 things happened on July 9

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1979 Space · Solar System

Voyager 2 reached Jupiter on July 9, 1979, after Voyager 1

Voyager 2 launched first but arrived second, flying 350,000 miles above Jupiter's clouds on a backup radio, then heading for the ice giants.

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1962 Culture & Arts · Art

Andy Warhol exhibited his Campbell's Soup Cans

A little-known commercial illustrator turned a supermarket staple into a manifesto, and Pop art arrived almost unnoticed.

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1958 Earth & Climate · Natural Disasters

The tallest wave ever recorded towered higher than the Empire State Building

In 1958 a rockslide into an Alaskan inlet threw water 524 metres up a mountainside.

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