On This Day: August 9th

Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283 crashes near Vinhedo, São Paulo, killing all 62 people on board.

The Tampere light rail officially starts operating.

Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African American male in Ferguson, Missouri, is shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer after reportedly assaulting the officer and attempting to steal his weapon, sparking protests and unrest in the city.

Gunmen open fire at a Sunni mosque in the city of Quetta killing at least ten people and injuring 30.

Shannon Eastin becomes the first woman to officiate an NFL game.

Air Moorea Flight 1121 crashes after takeoff from Moorea Airport in French Polynesia, killing all 20 people on board.

At least 21 suspected terrorists are arrested in the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot that happened in the United Kingdom. The arrests are made in London, Birmingham, and High Wycombe in an overnight operation.

Russian president Boris Yeltsin fires his prime minister, Sergei Stepashin, and for the fourth time fires his entire cabinet.

Aviateca Flight 901 crashes into the San Vicente volcano in El Salvador, killing all 65 people on board.

The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership.