On This Day for January 9 - Election of Mahmoud Abbas, Richard M. Nixon is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. January 09 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Richard M. Nixon READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 2005 Election of Mahmoud Abbas READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2001: Apple introduced iTunes, a digital media player application that, with the year's later debut of the iPod, revolutionized digital music. [ Sort fact from fiction in our gadgets and technology quiz.] 1982: Catherine Middleton, who married (2011) Prince William and became the duchess of Cambridge, was born in Reading, Berkshire, England. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about English royalty.] 1960: Construction began on the Aswan High Dam in Egypt, and upon completion in 1970 it generated enormous amounts of electric power and allowed for the control of the annual Nile flood. [ Take our quiz about Egypt since the pharaohs.] 1941: American folksinger and political activist Joan Baez, who was at the forefront of the 1960s folk music revival, was born in Staten Island, New York. [Test your knowledge of musicians.] 1934: American professional gridiron football quarterback Bart Starr, who led the Green Bay Packers to victory in the first two Super Bowls (1967, 1968), was born. [How much do you know about the Super Bowl?] 1908: Simone de Beauvoir, French writer and feminist who gave a literary transcription to the themes of existentialism, was born in Paris. [Test your knowledge of French writers.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1913 Richard Nixon president of United States 1982 Catherine, duchess of Cambridge consort of Prince William 1955 J.K. Simmons American actor 1941 Joan Baez American singer and political activist 1908 Simone de Beauvoir French writer 1878 John B. Watson American psychologist SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2021 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help