On This Day - September 9, A Shot of History

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1956 – Elvis Presley appears for the first time on Ed Sullivan's show.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ed_Sullivan_Show#Elvis_Presley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwWJXzobSp8

1976 – Chairman Mao Zedong dies in Beijing at the age of 82.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mao_Zedong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raZmROeAo1o

1969 – In Canada, the Official Languages Act comes into force, making French equal to English throughout the Federal government.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official_Languages_Act_%28Canada%29
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df_BjOaAp68

1960 – Hugh Grant is born.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Grant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cu9XEjC_El8

Produced by Anne-Sophie Goninet