Today is Monday, Sept. 9, the 253rd day of 2024. There are 113 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Sept. 9, 2022, King Charles III gave his first speech to Britain as its new monarch, vowing to carry on the “lifelong service” of his mother Queen Elizabeth II, who died a day earlier.
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The Union flag is lowered on Windsor Castle as a rainbow covers the sky on Sept. 8, 2022, in Windsor, England.
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A car carrying King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort, arrives at Buckingham Palace on Sept. 9, 2022, in London.
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King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, arrive at Buckingham Palace in London, Sept. 9, 2022.
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Britain’s King Charles III, left, and Camilla, the Queen Consort, look at floral tributes left outside Buckingham Palace following Thursday’s death of Queen Elizabeth II, in London, Sept. 9, 2022.
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People walk along the Las Vegas Strip as an image of Queen Elizabeth II is displayed on a casino marquee Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Las Vegas.
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Crowds gather in front of London’s Buckingham Palace to pay their respects following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in Balmoral Castle, on Sept. 8, 2022.
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Flowers are lain by members of the public at Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland after news of her death at Balmoral Castle on Sept. 8, 2022.
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A woman wearing a waistcoat featuring pictures of Queen Elizabeth II is pictured as mourners leave flowers at a mural of Her Majesty the Queen on Shankill Road on Sept. 9, 2022, in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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Mourners leave flowers outside Windsor Castle on Sept. 8, 2022, in Windsor, England.
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A man looks at framed portraits of Queen Elizabeth II in a shop window near Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, Sept. 9, 2022.
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A mourner is overcome with emotion as he pays his respect at the gates of Buckingham Palace in London, Sept. 9, 2022.
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King Charles III greets mourners outside Buckingham Palace in London on Sept. 9, 2022.
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A child leaves flowers outside Windsor Castle on Sept. 8, 2022, in Windsor, England.
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King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, arrive at London’s Buckingham Palace on Sept. 9, 2022, after traveling from Balmoral following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Members of the public lay floral tributes for Queen Elizabeth II at the main gate of Sandringham House on Sept. 8, 2022, in Sandringham, England.
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Floral tributes are left at the main gate of Sandringham House on Sept. 8, 2022, in Sandringham, England.
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People gather outside Buckingham Palace in London on Sept. 9, 2022, after the death of Queen Elizabeth II was announced.
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Mourners gather outside Windsor Castle on Sept. 8, 2022, in Windsor, England.
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A well-wisher kisses the hand of King Charles III as he walks outside Buckingham Palace on Sept. 9, 2022, a day after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
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Crowds gather in front of London’s Buckingham Palace following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in Balmoral Castle on Sept. 8, 2022.
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People lay flowers in remembrance of Queen Elizabeth II at the Embassy of the United Kingdom in Moscow on Sept. 8, 2022.
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A guard on duty at London’s Buckingham Palace stands watch on Sept. 9, 2022, the day after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The country began a 10-day period of mourning with bells tolling around Britain and 96 gun salutes planned in London — one for each year of the queen’s long life.
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The 105th Regiment Royal Artillery’s Scottish and Ulster Gunners fire a 96-gun salute at 1 p.m. in tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II at Edinburgh Castle on Sept. 9, 2022, in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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A mourner weeps as she pays respect to Queen Elizabeth II outside Buckingham Palace in London, Sept. 9, 2022.
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A man walks with an umbrella past an image of Queen Elizabeth II projected onto a large screen at Piccadilly Circus, in London, Sept. 8, 2022.
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The Sydney Opera House is illuminated with a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in Sydney, Australia, Sept. 9, 2022.
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Crowds gather in front of Buckingham Palace to pay their respects following the death today of Queen Elizabeth II in Balmoral, on Sept. 8, 2022 in London, England.
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Flowers are laid outside Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, in memory of Queen Elizabeth II on Sept. 9, 2022. After the death of his mother one day earlier, King Charles III was to address the nation.
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A portrait of Queen Elizabeth II sits amidst floral tributes and notes outside the gates of Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, Sept. 9, 2022.
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Members of the Honourable Artillery Company fire a Gun Salute at the Tower of London to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Sept. 9, 2022. The country began a 10-day mourning period Friday, with bells tolling around Britain and 96 gun salutes planned in London – one for each year of the queen’s long life.
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A mourner cries as she pays respect to the Queen Elizabeth II outside Buckingham Palace in London, Sept. 9, 2022.
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A woman holds a bouquet of flowers as crowds gather in front of London’s Buckingham Palace to pay their respects following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in Balmoral Castle, on Sept. 8, 2022.
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Tel Aviv City Hall in Israel is lit up with the British national flag after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, on Sept. 8, 2022.
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Members of the public leave flowers outside Windsor Castle on Sept. 8, 2022, in Windsor, England.
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Crowds gather at Buckingham Palace on Sept. 9, 2022, in London.
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A policewoman lays tributes outside Buckingham Palace in London following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in Balmoral Castle, on Sept. 8, 2022.
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Crowds gather in front of London’s Buckingham Palace following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in Balmoral Castle, on Sept. 8, 2022.
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A portrait of Queen Elizabeth II sits amidst floral tributes and notes outside the gates of Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, Sept. 9, 2022.
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Mourners outside Buckingham Palace react as a gun salute to Queen Elizabeth II begins in nearby Hyde Park in London on Sept. 9, 2022.
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People gather outside Buckingham Palace following the announcement of the death of Queen Elizabeth II, in London, Sept. 8, 2022.
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Members of royal household staff post a notice on the gates of Buckingham Palace announcing the death of Queen Elizabeth II in Balmoral Castle, on Sept. 8, 2022, in London.
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Crowds gather on the Victoria Memorial in front of Buckingham Palace following the death today of Queen Elizabeth II in Balmoral, on Sept. 8, 2022, in London.
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In this photo provided by the British Parliament, MPs observe a minute of silence in honor of Queen Elizabeth II, in the House of Commons in London, Sept. 9, 2022.
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French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne signs the condolence book next to a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II displayed at the British Embassy in Paris, Sept. 9, 2022.
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The Union flag is lowered the Houses of Parliament following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Sept. 8, 2022, in London.
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People gather outside Buckingham Palace in central London after it was announced that Queen Elizabeth II has died, in central London on Sept. 8, 2022.
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A young girl lays a floral tribute at the main gate of Sandringham House on Sept. 8, 2022, in Sandringham, England.
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Flowers are lain by mourners at Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland after news of the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Sept. 8, 2022.
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Crowds gather in front of London’s Buckingham Palace to pay their respects following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in Balmoral Castle, on Sept. 8, 2022.
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People gather outside Buckingham Palace in London, on Sept. 8, 2022, after the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
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An announcement regarding the death of Queen Elizabeth II is displayed on the gates of Buckingham Palace in London, on Sept. 8, 2022.
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The Union flag is lowered on Windsor Castle as a rainbow covers the sky on Sept. 8, 2022, in Windsor, England.
In 1776, the second Continental Congress formally adopted the name “United States of America,” replacing the “United Colonies of North America.”
In 1850, California was admitted as the 31st U.S. state.
In 1919, about 1,100 members of Boston’s 1,500-member police force went on strike. The strike was broken by Massachusetts Gov. Calvin Coolidge with replacement officers.
In 1948, the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea) was declared.
In 1957, Althea Gibson became the first Black tennis player to win the U.S. National Championships, which is now known as the U.S. Open.
In 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the first civil rights bill to pass Congress since Reconstruction, a measure primarily concerned with protecting voting rights. It also established a Civil Rights Division in the U.S. Department of Justice.
In 1971, prisoners seized control of the maximum-security Attica Correctional Facility near Buffalo, New York, taking 42 staff members hostage and demanding improvements to inmate treatment and living conditions.
Today’s Birthdays: Singer Dee Dee Sharp is 79. Former NFL quarterback Joe Theismann is 75. Actor Angela Cartwright is 72. Musician-producer Dave Stewart (Eurythmics) is 72. Actor Hugh Grant is 64. Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., is 61. Actor Constance Marie is 59. Actor Adam Sandler is 58. Actor Julia Sawalha is 56. Model Rachel Hunter is 55. Actor Eric Stonestreet is 53. Actor Henry Thomas is 53. Actor Goran Visnjic is 52. Pop-jazz singer Michael Bublé is 49. Actor Michelle Williams is 44. Actor Zoe Kazan is 41. Soccer player Luka Modrić is 39. Country singer-songwriter Hunter Hayes is 33.
