IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR TRIVIA. FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 2023

i thought you might enjoy some fun facts that occurred on June 9th

June 9, 1934
The cartoon character Donald Duck makes his film debut with the official release of The Wise Little Hen. This is the date Disney uses as his birthday; however, his birthday was given in the cartoon Donald’s Happy Birthday (1949) as March 13th

First Transpacific Flight, June 9, 1928
Charles Kingsford Smith and his four-man crew arrive in Australia. They had departed from Oakland, California on May 31. They flew a Fokker F.VII/3m monoplane, which they named the Southern Cross.
Kingsford Smith also made the first non-stop crossing of the Australian mainland, the first flights between Australia and New Zealand, and the first eastward Pacific crossing from Australia to the United States.

First U.S. Ballistic-Missile Submarine, June 9, 1959
The USS George Washington (SSBN-598) is launched. It made its first test strike a year later, using a Polaris missile to strike a target 1,100 nautical miles (1266 miles, 2037 kilometers) away.

Income Tax Withholding, June 9, 1943
Income tax withholding law is signed by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, requiring employers to collect taxes from their employees as they are paid.

Hong Kong, June 9, 1898
China leases the land to Great Britain for 99 years.

June 9th is National Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day & Donald Duck Day.

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