On This Day: October 9th

Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Siesta Key, Florida, as a Category 3 hurricane, causing US$34.3 billion in damage only two weeks after Hurricane Helene impacted the state.

Turkey begins its military offensive in north-eastern Syria.

The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army launches its first attack on Myanmar security forces along the Bangladesh–Myanmar border.

Pakistani Taliban attempt to assassinate outspoken schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai.

First lunar impact of NASA's Lunar Precursor Robotic Program.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its all-time high of 14,164 points before rapidly declining due to the 2008 financial crisis.

North Korea conducts its first nuclear test.

An Amtrak Sunset Limited train is derailed by saboteurs near Palo Verde, Arizona.

The Peekskill meteorite, a 27.7 pounds (12.6 kg) meteorite crashed into a parked car in Peekskill, New York.

The Phantom of the Opera, eventually the second longest running musical in London, opens at Her Majesty's Theatre.