January 9

• 1788: Connecticut became the fifth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
• 1861: Mississippi seceded from the Union.
• 1987: The White House released a memorandum prepared for President Ronald Reagan in January 1986 that showed a definite link between U.S. arms sales to Iran and the release of American hostages in Lebanon.

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