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On This Day: August 9

3 verified moments happened on August 9. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

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  1. 1988 Wayne Gretzky is traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles KingsSports · Source: NHL.com / HISTORY: 'The Great One gets traded, August 9, 1988'
  2. 1995📈 Netscape's stock soars on its first trading day, the IPO that ignites the dot-com boom.Technology · Source: Wikipedia, 'Netscape'; Motley Fool (Aug 9 1995)
  3. 2012🥇 Carli Lloyd scores twice at Wembley as the United States edges Japan for a third straight Olympic gold medal.Soccer · Source: Washington Times; NPR (Aug 9 2012)

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