February 9
1825 - The House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams president after no candidate received a majority of electoral votes.
1861 - Jefferson Davis was selected to serve as president of the Confederate States of America.
1942 - The U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff held its first formal meeting to coordinate military strategy during World War II.
1943 - The World War II Battle of Guadalcanal ended with an American victory.
1950 - Sen. Joseph McCarthy claimed he had evidence there were card-carrying members of the Communist Party serving in the State Department.
1962 - An agreement was signed to make Jamaica an independent nation within the British Commonwealth later in the year.
1963 - The Boeing 727 went on its first flight as it took off from Renton, Washington.
1964 - The Beatles made their first U.S. television appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show," which was viewed by an estimated 70 million Americans.
1971 - A magnitude 6.6 earthquake in California's San Fernando Valley claimed 65 lives.
1984 - Soviet leader Yuri V. Andropov, 69, died 15 months after succeeding Leonid Brezhnev; he was followed by Konstantin U. Chernenko, who would only be in power for 13 months.
1986 - Halley's Comet visited the solar system for the first time since 1910. (Its next return will be in 2061).
1991 - Voters in Lithuania voted overwhelmingly for independence from the Soviet Union.
2002 - Britain's Princess Margaret, sister of Queen Elizabeth II, died in London at age 71.
2020 - "Parasite," from South Korea, won the best picture Oscar, becoming the first foreign-language film to take home the biggest honor in film.
2021 - The U.S. Senate moved ahead with a second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, rejecting arguments that the chamber could not proceed because Trump was no longer in office.
2023 - Burt Bacharach, the composer and Oscar winner who delighted millions with the quirky arrangements and unforgettable melodies of "Walk on By," "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" and dozens of other hits, died at age 94.
Birthdays
24 - Evan Roe (actor)
26 - Isabella Gomez (actress)
27 - Saquon Barkley (football player)
28 - Jimmy Bennett (actor)
28 - Kelli Berglund (actress)
34 - Camille Winbush (actress)
37 - Rose Leslie (actress)
37 - Michael B. Jordan (actor)
39 - David Gallagher (actor)
43 - Tom Hiddleston (actor)
47 - A.J. Buckley (actor)
48 - Charlie Day (actor)
50 - Amber Valletta (actress)
52 - Jason George (actor)
53 - Sharon Case (actress)
54 - Danni Leigh (singer)
59 - Julie Warner (actress)
61 - Travis Tritt (singer)
75 - Judith Light (actress)
77 - Joe Ely (singer)
79 - Mia Farrow (actress)
81 - Barbara Lewis (singer)
81 - Joe Pesci (actor)
82 - Carole King (singer)
85 - Janet Suzman (actress)
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Today in Sports History - February 9
1895 - In Massachusetts, W.G. Morgan invented volleyball.
1895 - The first college basketball game was played as Minnesota State School of Agriculture defeated the Porkers of Hamline College, 9-3.
1900 - Dwight F. Davis put up a new tennis trophy to go to the winner in matches against England. The trophy was a silver cup that weighed 36 pounds.
1924 - Frank Nighbor received the first NHL Hart Trophy. The award, that judges the most valuable player to his team, was the first individual award in the NHL.
1951 - The St. Louis Browns sign 45-year-old pitcher Satchel Paige.
1960 - A verbal agreement was reached between representatives of the American and National Football Leagues. Both agreed not to tamper with player contracts.
1971 - Satchel Paige becomes the first Negro League player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1992 - Mike Gartner tied an NHL record when he reached the 30-goal mark for the 13th straight season. Only Bobby Hull and Phil Esposito had accomplished the feat.
2009 - New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez admitted to taking performance-enhancing drugs, telling ESPN he'd used banned substances while with the Texas Rangers for three years.
2018 - At the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in South Korea, North and South Korean athletes entered Olympic Stadium together, waving flags showing a unified Korea; it was their first joint Olympic march in more than a decade.
1825 - The House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams president after no candidate received a majority of electoral votes.
1861 - Jefferson Davis was selected to serve as president of the Confederate States of America.
1942 - The U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff held its first formal meeting to coordinate military strategy during World War II.
1943 - The World War II Battle of Guadalcanal ended with an American victory.
1950 - Sen. Joseph McCarthy claimed he had evidence there were card-carrying members of the Communist Party serving in the State Department.
1962 - An agreement was signed to make Jamaica an independent nation within the British Commonwealth later in the year.
1963 - The Boeing 727 went on its first flight as it took off from Renton, Washington.
1964 - The Beatles made their first U.S. television appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show," which was viewed by an estimated 70 million Americans.
1971 - A magnitude 6.6 earthquake in California's San Fernando Valley claimed 65 lives.
1984 - Soviet leader Yuri V. Andropov, 69, died 15 months after succeeding Leonid Brezhnev; he was followed by Konstantin U. Chernenko, who would only be in power for 13 months.
1986 - Halley's Comet visited the solar system for the first time since 1910. (Its next return will be in 2061).
1991 - Voters in Lithuania voted overwhelmingly for independence from the Soviet Union.
2002 - Britain's Princess Margaret, sister of Queen Elizabeth II, died in London at age 71.
2020 - "Parasite," from South Korea, won the best picture Oscar, becoming the first foreign-language film to take home the biggest honor in film.
2021 - The U.S. Senate moved ahead with a second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, rejecting arguments that the chamber could not proceed because Trump was no longer in office.
2023 - Burt Bacharach, the composer and Oscar winner who delighted millions with the quirky arrangements and unforgettable melodies of "Walk on By," "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" and dozens of other hits, died at age 94.
Birthdays
24 - Evan Roe (actor)
26 - Isabella Gomez (actress)
27 - Saquon Barkley (football player)
28 - Jimmy Bennett (actor)
28 - Kelli Berglund (actress)
34 - Camille Winbush (actress)
37 - Rose Leslie (actress)
37 - Michael B. Jordan (actor)
39 - David Gallagher (actor)
43 - Tom Hiddleston (actor)
47 - A.J. Buckley (actor)
48 - Charlie Day (actor)
50 - Amber Valletta (actress)
52 - Jason George (actor)
53 - Sharon Case (actress)
54 - Danni Leigh (singer)
59 - Julie Warner (actress)
61 - Travis Tritt (singer)
75 - Judith Light (actress)
77 - Joe Ely (singer)
79 - Mia Farrow (actress)
81 - Barbara Lewis (singer)
81 - Joe Pesci (actor)
82 - Carole King (singer)
85 - Janet Suzman (actress)
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Today in Sports History - February 9
1895 - In Massachusetts, W.G. Morgan invented volleyball.
1895 - The first college basketball game was played as Minnesota State School of Agriculture defeated the Porkers of Hamline College, 9-3.
1900 - Dwight F. Davis put up a new tennis trophy to go to the winner in matches against England. The trophy was a silver cup that weighed 36 pounds.
1924 - Frank Nighbor received the first NHL Hart Trophy. The award, that judges the most valuable player to his team, was the first individual award in the NHL.
1951 - The St. Louis Browns sign 45-year-old pitcher Satchel Paige.
1960 - A verbal agreement was reached between representatives of the American and National Football Leagues. Both agreed not to tamper with player contracts.
1971 - Satchel Paige becomes the first Negro League player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1992 - Mike Gartner tied an NHL record when he reached the 30-goal mark for the 13th straight season. Only Bobby Hull and Phil Esposito had accomplished the feat.
2009 - New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez admitted to taking performance-enhancing drugs, telling ESPN he'd used banned substances while with the Texas Rangers for three years.
2018 - At the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in South Korea, North and South Korean athletes entered Olympic Stadium together, waving flags showing a unified Korea; it was their first joint Olympic march in more than a decade.
