How Many Days Until November 9?

This day in history: November 9

1. 1967

   The first issue of Rolling Stone, an American magazine focusing on music, politics and popular culture, was published.

2. 1985

   At age 22, Garry Kasparov became the then-youngest World Chess Champion by defeating then-champion Anatoly Karpov.

3. 1989

   East German official Günter Schabowski mistakenly announced the immediate opening of the inner German border, resulting in the fall of the Berlin Wall that night.

4. 1993

   Bosnian War: Croatian Defence Council forces destroyed the Stari Most, a 16th-century bridge crossing the river Neretva in the city of Mostar.

5. 2016

   A tram derailment in Croydon, London, killed seven people.

6. 2019

   Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan inaugurated the Kartarpur Corridor, a visa-free border crossing connecting the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib to the India–Pakistan border.

7. 2019

   The Alabama Crimson Tide and LSU Tigers football teams, both with undefeated records thus far that season, played in a "Game of the Century".

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