October 9th through the years

October 9 is the 283rd day this year In history many died and she'd tears 1594 Portuguese empire defeated in Sri Lanka Bringing an end to the campaign of danture 1604 kepplers supernova found in the milky way Who says you need modern science today The swedes defeated in 1708 Battle of lesnaya won by Peter the Great At least 1000 ethnic Chinese natives killed in Batvia 1740 Dutch colonist started this massacre 1806 prussia starts war with France Throughout the years you can see wars at a glance In 1834 the first public railway opened in Ireland 1847 slavery abolished in Swedish colony No more children orphaned The people having more life quality 1900 the cook islands became a uk territory 1911 the Wuchang uprising against the Quing Dynasty 1914 The siege of of antwerp comes to an end 1918 Prince frederick Charles offered throne of Finland The next few years see many massacres and assanations It's as though the world was under fascination In reality it brought loss, death and hatred No-one realising that being alive is sacred 1980 Pope John Paul the second meets the dalai lama Hopefully the world will become calmer 1981 capital punishment abolished in France Finally someone taking a positive stance But alas wars are still declared and lives lost Decisions made by people who try to boss The world being destroyed by the human race Remember we are visitors and can open the case We need to protect this planet where we reside Think about futer generations don't hide Stand up and be counted Keep this planets peace firmly mounted