What happened today, and who was born/died

BIRTHS
03/09/1824	Leland Stanford, Governor, Senator, founded Stanford Univ.
03/09/1934	Yuri Gagarin, the first man into space.
EVENTS
03/09/1497	Nicolaus Copernicus first recorded astronomical observation.
03/09/1796	Napoleon Bonaparte marries Josephine de Beauharnais
03/09/1822	Charles Graham of NY granted patent for artificial teeth
03/09/1862	The ironclads 'Monitor' (Union) & 'Merrimack' (Rebel) battle
03/09/1954	Edward R. Murrow criticizes Senator McCarthy (See it Now)
03/09/1961	Sputnik 9 carries Chernushka (dog) into orbit
03/09/1979	First extraterrestrial volcano found, (Jupiter's satellite Io).

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