Monday, February 09, 2015

History for February 9

History for February 9 - On-This-Day.com
William Henry Harrison (U.S.) 1773, George Ade 1866, Carmen Miranda 1909 


Gypsy Rose Lee 1914, Carole King 1942 - Singer, Mia Farrow 1945 - Actress 



1825 - The U.S. House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams president. No candidate had received a majority of electoral votes. 


1861 - The Provisional Congress of the Confederate States of America elected Jefferson Davis as its president. 





1870 - The United States Weather Bureau was authorized by Congress. The bureau is officially known as the National Weather Service (NWS). 


1885 - The first Japanese arrived in Hawaii. 


1895 - Volley Ball was invented by W.G. Morgan. 


1895 - The first college basketball game was played as Minnesota State School of Agriculture defeated the Porkers of Hamline College, 9-3. 


1953 - The movie "Superman" premiered. 


1969 - The Boeing 747 flew its inaugural flight. 


1997 - "The Simpsons" became the longest-running prime-time animated series. "The Flintstones" held the record previously. 

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