February 9
1773 - William Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the United States, was born in Charles City County, Virginia.
1825 - The House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams president of the United States after no candidate received a majority of electoral votes.
1861 - Jefferson Davis was chosen as president of the Confederate States of America and Alexander H. Stephens as vice president.
1942 - Daylight-saving "war time" went into effect in the United States, with clocks turned one hour forward.
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 (R-Wisconsin) claimed he had evidence there were card-carrying members of the Communist Party in the State Department.
1960 - Adolph Coors Co. chairman Adolph Coors III, age 44, was shot to death in suburban Denver during a botched kidnapping attempt. (The man who killed him, Joseph Corbett Jr., served 19 years in prison.)
1962 - An agreement was signed to make Jamaica an independent nation within the British Commonwealth later in the year.
1964 - The Beatles made their first American television appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.
1971 - Apollo 14 returned to Earth after man's third landing on the moon.
1984 - Soviet leader Yuri V. Andropov died at age 69 less than 15 months after succeeding Leonid I. Brezhnev; he was succeeded by Konstantin U. Chernenko.
1991 - Lithuanians voted overwhelmingly for independence from the Soviet Union.
2001 - A U.S. nuclear submarine struck the Ehime Maru, a Japanese fishing boat.
2002 - Britain's Princess Margaret, the sister of Queen Elizabeth II, died at age 71.
2011 - Thousands of workers went on strike across Egypt, adding a new dimension to the uprising as public rage turned to the vast wealth President Hosni Mubarak’s family reportedly amassed while close to half the country struggled near the poverty line.
2011 - Rep. Christopher Lee, R-N.Y., abruptly resigned with only a vague explanation of regret after gossip website Gawker reported that the married congressman had sent a shirtless photo of himself to a woman on Craigslist.
2016 - President Barack Obama unveiled his eighth and final budget, a $4 trillion-plus proposal freighted with liberal policy initiatives and tax hikes.
2020 - U.S. officials said airline passengers from China, including those who’d been in China in the last 14 days, were being funneled to 11 airports to ensure that they received medical screening and treatment for the coronavirus.
Birthdays
21 - Evan Roe (actor)
23 - Isabella Gomez (actress)
24 - Saquon Barkley (football player)
25 - Jimmy Bennett (actor)
25 - Kelli Berglund (actress)
31 - Camille Winbush (actress)
33 - Marina Malota (actress)
34 - Rose Leslie (actress)
34 - Michael B. Jordan (actor)
36 - David Gallagher (actor)
40 - Tom Hiddleston (actor)
42 - Irina Slutskaya (figure skater)
44 - A.J. Buckley (actor)
45 - Charlie Day (actor)
47 - Amber Valletta (actress)
49 - Jason George (actor)
50 - Sharon Case (actress)
51 - Danni Leigh (country singer)
56 - Julie Warner (actress)
58 - Travis Tritt (country singer)
65 - Ed Amatrudo (actor)
66 - Charles Shaughnessy (actor)
72 - Judith Light (actress)
74 - Joe Ely (singer)
76 - Mia Farrow (actress)
78 - Barbara Lewis (singer)
78 - Joe Pesci (actor)
79 - Carole King (singer)
82 - Janet Suzman (actress)
93 - Roger Mudd (journalist)
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Today in Sports History - February 9
1895 - W.G. Morgan invented the game of volleyball in Massachusetts.
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.
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.
1974 - Dorothy Hamill wins the U.S. ladies figure skating championship.
1980 - Rick Barry becomes the first player in NBA history to hit eight 3-point shots in a game.
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 slugger Alex Rodriguez admitted he took banned substances from 2001 to 2003.
2018 - The Winter Olympic Games open in PyeongChang, South Korea.
1773 - William Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the United States, was born in Charles City County, Virginia.
1825 - The House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams president of the United States after no candidate received a majority of electoral votes.
1861 - Jefferson Davis was chosen as president of the Confederate States of America and Alexander H. Stephens as vice president.
1942 - Daylight-saving "war time" went into effect in the United States, with clocks turned one hour forward.
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 (R-Wisconsin) claimed he had evidence there were card-carrying members of the Communist Party in the State Department.
1960 - Adolph Coors Co. chairman Adolph Coors III, age 44, was shot to death in suburban Denver during a botched kidnapping attempt. (The man who killed him, Joseph Corbett Jr., served 19 years in prison.)
1962 - An agreement was signed to make Jamaica an independent nation within the British Commonwealth later in the year.
1964 - The Beatles made their first American television appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.
1971 - Apollo 14 returned to Earth after man's third landing on the moon.
1984 - Soviet leader Yuri V. Andropov died at age 69 less than 15 months after succeeding Leonid I. Brezhnev; he was succeeded by Konstantin U. Chernenko.
1991 - Lithuanians voted overwhelmingly for independence from the Soviet Union.
2001 - A U.S. nuclear submarine struck the Ehime Maru, a Japanese fishing boat.
2002 - Britain's Princess Margaret, the sister of Queen Elizabeth II, died at age 71.
2011 - Thousands of workers went on strike across Egypt, adding a new dimension to the uprising as public rage turned to the vast wealth President Hosni Mubarak’s family reportedly amassed while close to half the country struggled near the poverty line.
2011 - Rep. Christopher Lee, R-N.Y., abruptly resigned with only a vague explanation of regret after gossip website Gawker reported that the married congressman had sent a shirtless photo of himself to a woman on Craigslist.
2016 - President Barack Obama unveiled his eighth and final budget, a $4 trillion-plus proposal freighted with liberal policy initiatives and tax hikes.
2020 - U.S. officials said airline passengers from China, including those who’d been in China in the last 14 days, were being funneled to 11 airports to ensure that they received medical screening and treatment for the coronavirus.
Birthdays
21 - Evan Roe (actor)
23 - Isabella Gomez (actress)
24 - Saquon Barkley (football player)
25 - Jimmy Bennett (actor)
25 - Kelli Berglund (actress)
31 - Camille Winbush (actress)
33 - Marina Malota (actress)
34 - Rose Leslie (actress)
34 - Michael B. Jordan (actor)
36 - David Gallagher (actor)
40 - Tom Hiddleston (actor)
42 - Irina Slutskaya (figure skater)
44 - A.J. Buckley (actor)
45 - Charlie Day (actor)
47 - Amber Valletta (actress)
49 - Jason George (actor)
50 - Sharon Case (actress)
51 - Danni Leigh (country singer)
56 - Julie Warner (actress)
58 - Travis Tritt (country singer)
65 - Ed Amatrudo (actor)
66 - Charles Shaughnessy (actor)
72 - Judith Light (actress)
74 - Joe Ely (singer)
76 - Mia Farrow (actress)
78 - Barbara Lewis (singer)
78 - Joe Pesci (actor)
79 - Carole King (singer)
82 - Janet Suzman (actress)
93 - Roger Mudd (journalist)
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Today in Sports History - February 9
1895 - W.G. Morgan invented the game of volleyball in Massachusetts.
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.
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.
1974 - Dorothy Hamill wins the U.S. ladies figure skating championship.
1980 - Rick Barry becomes the first player in NBA history to hit eight 3-point shots in a game.
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 slugger Alex Rodriguez admitted he took banned substances from 2001 to 2003.
2018 - The Winter Olympic Games open in PyeongChang, South Korea.