Monday, February 09, 2026

History for February 9

History for February 9 - On-This-Day.com 
William Henry Harrison (U.S.) 1773
  • 1861 - The Provisional Congress of the Confederate States of America elected Jefferson Davis as its president.
  • 1895 - Volley Ball was invented by W.G. Morgan.
  • 1942 - Daylight-saving "War Time" went into effect in the U.S.
  • 1950 - U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy charged that the State Department was riddled with Communists. 
  • 1969 - The Boeing 747 flew its inaugural flight.
  • 1971 - The Apollo 14 spacecraft returned to Earth after mankind's third landing on the moon.

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