June 9
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8 June
Events
- 1932 – Former Governor Harry Flood Byrd on this day termed the prohibition referendum opposing the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages as suggested by William G. McAdoo, illegal. [1]
Deaths
- 2004 – Roosevelt "Rosie" Brown, one of the premier offensive linemen in U.S. pro football from 1953 to 1965, suffered a heart attack while gardening and died at his home in the Columbus, New Jersey, at age 71.