December 9: International Anti-Corruption DayFirst computer mouse1688 In the only substantial military action in England during the Glorious Revolution, forces loyal to William of Orange were decisively victorious at the Battle of Reading.1897 French actress, journalist and leading suffragette Marguerite Durand founded the feminist newspaper La Fronde.1968 Douglas Engelbart gave what became known as "The Mother of All Demos", publicly debuting the computer mouse (pictured), hypertext, and the bit-mapped graphical user interface using the computer system NLS.2008 Rod Blagojevich, the governor of Illinois, was arrested on corruption charges, including for attempting to sell the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by president-elect Barack Obama.Joseph Desha (b.1768)Fritz Haber (b.1868)Alister Murdoch (b.1912)Eliane Morissens (d.2006)More anniversaries: December 8December 9December 10ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout