Event:
Major League Baseball history is made when Derek Jeeter of the New York Yankees makes a home run off of the Tampa Bay Rays, becoming the 28th member of the 3,000 hit club
More Notable Events on July 9:
1982 Margaret Thatcher begins her 2nd term as British prime minster
1979 Voyager 2 flies past Jupiter
1956 Dick Clark's 1st appearance as host of American Bandstand
1953 1st helicopter passenger service, New York City
1918 Congress creates Distinguished Service Medal
