121 days before September 7, 2017
would be
May 9, 2017 (Tuesday)
Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-05:00)
• Day numbers: 129
• Week number: 19
• Leap year: 2017 is not a leap year
• Daylight Saving Time: Yes
Sunrise, Sunset Times for May 9, 2017 (Tuesday)
• Sunrise time: 06:24 am
• Sunset time: 08:34 pm
• Day length: 14h 09m
• Source: suntoday.org
Moon Phase for May 9, 2017 (Tuesday)
• Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
• Illumination: 99%
• Moon Age: 13.91 day(s)
• Source: mooninfo.org
May 9, 2017 Holidays and National Days
May 9 in History
1974
The House Judiciary Committee begins formal hearings on Nixon impeachment.
1962
A laser beam is successfully bounced off the moon for the first time.
1946
King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy abdicates his throne and is replaced by Umberto I.
1941
The German submarine U-110 is captured at sea along with its Enigma machine by the Royal Navy.
1936
Fascist Italy captures the city of Addis Abba, Ethiopia and annexes the country.
1926
Explorers Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett make the first flight over the North Pole.
1915
German and French forces fight the Battle of Artois.
1864
Union General John Sedgwick is shot and killed by a Confederate sharpshooter during fighting at Spotsylvania. His last words are: “They couldn’t hit an elephant at this dist–“
1859
Threatened by the advancing French army, the Austrian army retreats across the River Sesia in Italy.
1813
U.S. troops under William Henry Harrison take Fort Meigs from British and Canadian troops.
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