JULY 9 - 1755 – French and Indian War: Braddock Expedition – British troops and colonial militiamen are ambushed and suffer a devastating defeat by French and Native American forces. 1776 – George Washington orders the Declaration of Independence to be read out loud to members of the Continental Army in New York, New York, for the first time. 1850 – U.S. President Zachary Taylor dies and Millard Fillmore succeeds him as 13th President of the United States. 1922 – Johnny Weissmuller swims the 100 meters freestyle in 58.6 seconds breaking the world swimming record and the minute barrier. 1981 – Donkey Kong, a video game created by Nintendo, is released. The game marks the debut of Nintendos future mascot, Mario.
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