March 9, 1909 (Tuesday)
- In Paris, the Chamber of Deputies of France voted 388 to 129 to enact an income tax law.
- The Salvadoran gunboat Presidente was allegedly attacked by three Nicaraguan naval vessels, including the Momotombo.
- Bennett County, Mellette County, and Todd County, South Dakota, were all founded. Lincoln County, Montana, was created separately on the same day.
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“Would it be possible to stand still on one spot more majestically—while simulating a triumphant march forward—than it is done by the two English Houses of Parliament?”
—Alexander Herzen (1812–1870)