February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar.
Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one’s values.
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Birthday of William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773), ninth president of the U.S. He was the first president to die in office. Inaugurated March 4, 1841, he died one month later or April 4, 1841. He was succeeded by his vice-president, John Tyler.
After no presidential candidate received a majority of electoral votes in the election of 1824, the United States House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams as President of the United States.
Anniversary of the proclamation of the Confederate States of America in 1861. Jefferson Davis was elected the Provisional President of the Confederate States of America by the Confederate convention at Montgomery, Alabama.
1895 – William G. Morgan created a game called Mintonette, which soon comes to be referred to as volleyball.
1942 – Year-round Daylight Saving Time was re-instated in the United States as a wartime measure to help conserve energy resources.
1962 – Neil Sedaka recorded “Breaking Up is Hard to Do” for the first time.
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The Beatles made their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964, performing before an audience of 73 million viewers.
Vietnam War: The first United States combat troops were sent to South Vietnam in 1965 by President Lyndon Johnson.