On this day, May 9

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In 2,023: The May 9 riots following the arrest of Imran Khan in Pakistan. (Wikipedia)

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2026

Art09/25/2026@LuxuryDesk
Phillips' Geneva Watch Auction XXIII Becomes the Highest-Grossing Watch Sale Ever
47, Quai Wilson, Pâquis, Genève, 1201, Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/SvizraPhillips
Starts 05/09/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins92% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 92%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better177 days ago
Phillips^[1][2]' own results file for 'The Geneva Watch Auction: XXIII ... Sale Number CH080226 May 09, 2026' records the sale date and the CHF 74,846,995 total.
Phillips' Geneva Watch Auction XXIII totalled CHF 74,846,995 across 225 lots, the highest total for any watch auction in history, led by a Patek Philippe Ref. 2523 'Polychrome Two-Crown World Time' that sold for CHF 7,961,000.
≈$85.1M

2025

On this day, May 9 · Chronopin

Health09/25/2026@HealthDesk
FDA Approves Teal Wand, the First At-Home Cervical Cancer Screening Kit
Mahan Court, FDA White Oak Campus, White Oak, Montgomery County, Maryland, 20993, United StatesTeal Health
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The release is datelined "SAN FRANCISCO, May 9, 2025", stamped 10:33 ET, and says Teal Health "today announced the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval of the Teal Wand".^[1]
The FDA approves Teal Health's Teal Wand, the first device that lets women collect their own vaginal sample at home for HPV-based cervical cancer screening instead of a speculum exam.
Sports10/03/2026@FashionDesk
On and Swiss-Ski Extend Their Partnership to 2034
Swiss-Ski Schweizerischer Skiverband, 52, Worbstrasse, Wittigkofen, Murifeld, Schloss Wittigkofen, Stadtteil IV, Muri bei Bern, Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland, Verwaltungsregion Bern-Mittelland, Bern/Berne, 3074, Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/SvizraOn Holding
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On's own release page is stamped datePublished 2025-05-09T11:00:00+00:00 and datelined 'ZURICH, Switzerland, May 9, 2025'; the operative clause is 'agreed to a premature extension of their successful collaboration until 2034', read as ending after 31 December 2034.^[1]
On and the Swiss Ski Federation agreed an early eight-year extension to 2034, with On equipping all eleven Swiss-Ski snow sports and more than 300 squad athletes with off-snow training apparel and shoes; terms were not disclosed.