The Associated PressGeorge P. Vierheller, director of the St. Louis Zoo, arrived in St. Louis from New York June 9, 1938 with two gorillas and took them from the station to the zoo in an automobile. The lady gorilla, larger of the two, tries to open the car door, and seems to be considering a dive through the window. In the front seat Vierheller holds the docile boy friend of his discontent passenger.
The Associated PressNew York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig, left, poses with Bobby Lowe, wearing his old Boston National League uniform, in Detroit, Michigan, June 9, 1932. Gehrig set a modern record by hitting four consecutive home runs in one game, matching the record set by Lowe in 1894.
The Associated PressThe new Twentieth Century Limited is shown in Chicago, Ill., on June 9, 1938. The New York Central System's streamlined New York-Chicago train is the first all-room train in the United States and will bring streamlined, high speed service to the East coast for the first time.
Mark Humphrey, The Associated PressCountry-pop singer Billy Ray Cyrus performs in Nashville on June 9, 1992. Cyrus's song "Achy Breaky Heart" has topped the charts.
Ed Ford, The Associated PressCharles Dunne swings and misses at a ball during a practice session of a P.A.L. team in Brooklyn, N.Y., June 9, 1943. The catcher is Frank Pesce and the umpire is Joe DiMaggio, not the Big League outfielder. Joe's the coach of the team.
Eric Draper, The Associated PressChildren eye a model of an alien on display inside the International UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, N.M., Monday, June 9, 1997. The museum, which is free to the public, receives visitors from all over the world.
The Associated PressAmerican paratroopers, proudly display a Nazi flag captured after they made a successful landing behind the German lines on the Normandy coast of France on June 9, 1944.
The Associated PressLloyd Bridges poses in the water with a turtle in Los Angeles, June 9, 1959.
Joe Marquette, The Associated Press"Jurassic Park" co-stars Jeff Goldblum and Laura Dern appear at the premiere of the Steven Spielberg-directed dinosaur thriller in Washington, June 9, 1993. The opening was a benefit for the children's defense fund.
Reichert, The Associated PressBeatles fans eat cakes designed to looks like each member of the Beatles which were baked by a pastry shop on the Kurfuerstendamm in Berlin, Germany on June 9, 1964.
The Associated PressA Mississippi Highway Patrolman leans against a parked car along U.S. 51 as the front rank of marchers on the Memphis to Jackson trek approaches across the highway near Coldwater, Mississippi on June 9, 1966. Nobel Prize winner Dr. Martin Luther King and other civil rights leaders lead the march.
Ray Stubblebine, The Associated PressElvis Presley sings in New York's Madison Square Garden June 9, 1972.
Paul Sakuma, The Associated PressSuperstar Michael Jackson unveils a life-size statue of himself at the Guiness Museum of World Records on June 9, 1984 at San Francisco Fisherman?s wharf. Jackson has the most successful LP in history for his record ?Thriller.?
RC, The Associated PressA spectator gestures to the Ku Klux Klan marchers as the KKK paraded through the heart of Houstons gay community Saturday, June 9, 1984. About 55 members of the Klan marched under the protection of hundreds of policemen. There was a lot of shouting between the opponents, but no clashes.
John Gaps III, The Associated PressSea Lions on oil covered rocks of Latouche Island, Prince William Sound, Alaska, on June 9, 1989. The clean-up is underway in Prince William Sound and the rocky coves from the Exxon Valdez oil spill which occurred on March 24, 1989. The vessel spilled over 10 million gallons of crude oil into the sea. The oil spill occurred about 25 miles from Valdez, Alaska.
Howard Lipin, The Associated PressSinger/songwriter Bob Dylan opens his "True Confessions" tour in the San Diego Sports Arena to a sold-out house of about 17,000, June 9, 1986. It is Dylan's first U.S. tour since 1981. Also appearing with Dylan is Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
Pat Roque, The Associated PressResidents, covering their noses, flee their homes on their water buffalos near the slopes of Mount Pinatubo, northwest of Botolan, Philippines, after the volcano erupted Wednesday, June 12, 1991. Volcanic activity began on Mount Pinatubo June 9, followed by three major explosions today with ash flow covering a wide area.
Alexander Zemlianichenko, The Associated PressTwo local Tatar officials present Russian President Boris Yeltsin, center, with a covered rifle after Yeltsin played a traditional Tatar game of break the clay pot Sunday, June 9 1996 in the town of Arsk some 37 miles (60km) from the Tatar capital of Kazan. The game was part of the Tatar festival "Sabantui"- the celebration of the plough.
Don Ryan, The Associated PressKeiko, the famous killer whale, carries a live crab in his mouth while cavorting in his pool at Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport, Ore., Tuesday, June 9, 1998. The Icelandic government stated Tuesday, that Keiko is welcome in their coastal waters and the Free Willy-Keiko Foundation is scouting locations for Keiko's floating pen. Keiko was playing with the crab, picking it up twice and spitting it out in shallow water.
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George P. Vierheller, director of the St. Louis Zoo, arrived in St. Louis from New York June 9, 1938 with two gorillas and took them from the station to the zoo in an automobile. The lady gorilla, larger of the two, tries to open the car door, and seems to be considering a dive through the window. In the front seat Vierheller holds the docile boy friend of his discontent passenger.
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A selection of photos from around the world of events that happened on June 9, including American Paratroopers with a Nazi flag they captured in 1944, Dr. Martin Luther King leading a march from Memphis to Jackson in 1966 and an alien (model) on display inside the International UFO Museum in 1997.