1. In 1989, the fall of the Berlin Wall occurred on November 9th, marking the end of the Cold War and the reunification of Germany.

2. On November 9, 1938, Kristallnacht, also known as the Night of Broken Glass, occurred in Nazi Germany, where Jewish-owned businesses, synagogues and homes were destroyed and thousands of Jews were arrested and killed.

3. In 1983, a bomb exploded in the US Capitol Building on November 9th, causing damage but no injuries. The perpetrators have never been identified.

4. On November 9, 2012, Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast of the United States, causing widespread damage and power outages in the Washington, D.C. area.

5. On November 9, 1953, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in the case of District of Columbia v. John R. Thompson Co., Inc. that racial segregation in Washington, D.C. restaurants was unconstitutional.