On This Day - July 9, A Shot of History

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1816 – Argentina declares independence from Spain.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine_Declaration_of_Independence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7y0xRIuGP0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=543MKQ1V_2U

1877 – The inaugural Wimbledon Championship begins.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1877_Wimbledon_Championship
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Wimbledon_1877.jpg
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Wimbledon_1883,_William_and_Ernest_Renshaw.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA3TIvvqxQo

1962 – Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans exhibition opens in Los Angeles.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campbell%27s_Soup_Cans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL4p7Ot2ZLw
https://www.flickr.com/photos/tjeerd/12611772

1981 – Donkey Kong, a video game created by Nintendo, is released.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong_%28video_game%29
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXM4j43nedU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbjAFOzpK3k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA5Wc1_Zghk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgMsoCIsB3o

Produced by Anne-Sophie Goninet