Event:
President Obama meets with Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian National Authority, and promises Palestinians $400 million in U.S. assistance for the West Bank and Gaza
More Notable Events on June 9:
1978 Gutenberg Bible, 1 of 21, sells for $2.4 million, London
1969 Warren Burger confirmed as U.S. Chief Justice
1963 John F. Kennedy names Winston Churchill U.S. honorary citizen
1943 U.S. income tax withholding paycheck deductions authorized
1883 1st commercial electric railway line begins operation in Chicago
