This Day In History: August 9

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This Day in History Video: What Happened on August 9

President Richard Nixon resigns, Henry David Thoreau published Walden Pond, Jesse Owens wins his 4th gold medal in the Summer Olympics, and the first Hispanic is named as Secretary of Education in This Day in History video. The date is August 9th. Adolph Hitler opened up this Berlin Summer Olympic.

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