FEB 9th THIS DAY IN HISTORY

Famous Quote Said On February 9  This taught me a lesson, but I'm not sure what it is.  John McEnroe, 1987 Feb 9 Birthdays 1985 - David Gallagher 1979 - Mena Suvari 1979 - Ziyi Zhang 1963 - Travis Tritt 1955 - Charles Shaughnessy 1945 - Mia Farrow 1944 - Alice Walker 1943 - Joe Pesci 1942 - Carole King 1928 - Roger Mudd 1923 - Brendan Behan 1922 - Kathryn Grayson 1914 - Gypsy Rose Lee 1909 - Carmen Miranda 1891 - Ronald Colman 1874 - Amy Lowell 1773 - William Henry Harrison Feb 9 In History 1964 - The Beatles made their first live appearance on American TV, playing on "The Ed Sullivan Show." 1963 - First flight of Boeing 727 jet 1943 - FDR orders minimal 48 hour work week in war industry 1942 - Year-round Daylight saving time is re-instated in the United States as a wartime measure to help conserve energy resources. 1870 - United States Weather Bureau is established by President Ulysses S. Grant This Day in Business  1987 - Women got equal access to bathrooms when the New York Stock Exchange installed its first ever ladies restroom. This Day in Entertainment  1895 - William G. Morgan creates a game called Mintonette, which soon becomes "volleyball". This Day in Geography  1821 - Dominican Republic gained its independence and is invaded soon thereafter by Haiti. This Day in Sports  1992 - 3 months after announcing his HIV virus, Magic Johnson plays in All Star game & wins MVP. February 9th HolidayToothache Day - A bizarre and peculiar holiday which also happens to be on the day Hershey Corporation was founded.