Event:
HSBC bank announces plans to let go up to 8,000 workers in the U.K. and potentially up to 25,000 around the world as it restructures itself to improve profitability
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
