Today in History

October 9

1933 - Diego Martínez Barrio becomes prime minister of Spain.

1958 - Pope Pius XII dies, 19 years after he was elevated to the papacy. 1967 - Latin American guerrilla leader Che Guevara is executed in Bolivia. 1984 - Soviet Union and North Yemen sign 20-year treaty of friendship and cooperation.

1985 - The hijackers of the arrives in Port Said, Egypt.

1991 - The first phase of Dubai the Marina project is completed.

2012 - Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousufzai is shot in the head in an assassination attempt on a school bus in Swat.

2013 - The Shweihat 2 power plant with a daily capacity of 1,500 megawatts is inaugurated at Al Ruwais, Abu Dhabi. cruise ship surrender after the ship