Event:
France's three biggest banks, Credit Agricole, BNP Paribas and Societe Generale, are downgraded by Moody's credit rating agency
More Notable Events on December 9:
1992 Operation Restore Hope - U.S. Marines land in Somalia
1990 Lech Walesa wins presidental election in Poland
1987 Larry Bird, ends streak of 59 consecutive free throws
1987 Palestine uprising begin in Israeli-occupied West Bank
1985 Phoenix Arizona, gets 3 inches of snow
