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June 9

4 sourced moments from June 9 in history: How did Nero die? Suicide in June AD 68 ended a dynasty; Britain leased Hong Kong's New Territories for 99 years (1898); Donald Duck made his screen debut (1934), plus 1 more.

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4 things happened on June 9

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1973 Sports · Records & Statistics

Secretariat Won the Triple Crown by 31 Lengths

On a June afternoon in 1973, a chestnut colt named Big Red ran so far ahead that the rest of the field nearly vanished from the frame.

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1934 Culture & Arts · Film & TV

Donald Duck made his screen debut

A bit player with a temper and an unintelligible squawk waddled into a barnyard cartoon and never left.

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1898 Geography · Borders & Maps

Britain leased Hong Kong's New Territories for 99 years

A single line in an 1898 convention — "ninety-nine years" — quietly set the clock running on British Hong Kong.

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68 History · Ancient

How did Nero die? Suicide in June AD 68 ended a dynasty

Declared a public enemy, Nero killed himself outside Rome. The exact date had to be reconstructed — and many Romans refused to believe he was dead.

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