Trevor WholohanA Day in History, Jokes and World Records February 9th
February 9th 2007 01:50
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1870 - The United States Weather Bureau was authorized by Congress.
1889 - The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is established
1895 - Volley Ball was invented by W.G. Morgan.
1895 - 1st college basketball game (Minnesota Agricultural beats Hamline Porkers, 9-3)
1922 - Snow on Mauna Loa, Hawaii
1926 - Teaching theory of evolution forbidden in Atlanta GA schools
1932 - America enter Olympics 2-man bobsled competition for 1st time
1942 - Daylight Savings War Time goes into effect in US
1943 - Japanese evacuate Guadalcanal, epic battle ends
1943 - FDR orders minimal 48 hour work week in war industry
1950 - Senator Joseph McCarthy charges State Dept infested with 205 communists
1951 - St Louis Browns sign pitcher Satchel Paige, 45
1959 - Coasters's "Charlie Brown" peaks at #2
1960 - Joanne Woodward receives the first star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1963 - 1st flight of Boeing 727 jet
1964 - 1st appearance of Beatles on "Ed Sullivan Show" (73.7 million viewers)
1964 - GI Joe character created
1965 - Vietnam War: The first United States combat troops are sent to South Vietnam.
1969 - World's largest airplane, Boeing 747, makes 1st commercial flight
1971 - Satchel Paige becomes 1st negro-league player elected to baseball HOF
1971 - Probably 1st gay theme TV episode - All in the Family
1971 - Apollo program: Apollo 14 returns to Earth after the third manned moon landing.
1978 - Ted Bundy kills Kimberly Leach, age 12, Lake City FL; Bundy’s later executed
1986 - Comet Halley reaches perihelion, its closest approach to the sun, during its second visit to the solar system in the 20th century.
1988 - New Hampshire begins a NCAA record 32-game losing streak(ends Feb 1991)
1989 - Kevin Johnson (Phoenix) ends NBA free throw streak of 57 games
1989 - Kohlberg Kravis Roberts completed the $25 billion purchase of RJR Nabisco, Inc
1990 - "The Bradys" return to TV for 6 episodes on CBS TV(It was a Flop)
1996 - The Irish Republican Army declares the end of its 18 month ceasefire shortly followed by a large bomb in London's Canary Wharf.
1997 - Fox cartoon series "Simpsons" airs 167th episode the longest-running animated series in cartoon history
2001 - The American submarine USS Greeneville accidentally strikes and sinks the Ehime-Maru, a Japanese training vessel operated by the Uwajima Fishery High School.
2001 - "Hannibal," the sequel to "Silence of the Lambs", opened in theaters.
Famous Birthday’s, February 9th
1773 - William Henry Harrison Virginia, 9th President (March 4-April 4, 1841)
1914 - Ernest Tubb Texas, guitarist/singer (I'm Walking the Floor over You)
1928 - Roger Mudd, American journalist(CBS Evening News, NBC Nightly News)
1940 - Smokey Robinson rocker (& Miracles-Tears of Clown)
1943 - Joe Pesci Newark NJ, actor ( Goodfellas, Lethal Weapon, Home Alone)
1945 - Mia (Maria) Farrow L.A. CA, actress (Rosemary's Baby, Purple Rose of Cairo)
1963 - Travis Tritt Marietta GA, country vocalist (Country Club, Here’s a Quarter)
Famous Death’s
1981 - Bill Haley vocalist (Rock Around Clock), dies of heart attack at 55
Joke of the Day
Flat Tire
A motorist had a flat tire in front of an insane asylum. He took the wheel off, but when he stood up he tipped over the hubcap containing the bolts, spilling them all down a sewer drain. A patient, looking through the fence, suggested that the man take one bolt from the remaining three wheels to hold the fourth wheel in place until he could get to a service station. The motorist thanked him profusely and said, "I don't know why you are in that place." The patient said, "I'm in here for being crazy, not for being stupid."
Hemlsman Training
A young man who wants to see the world signs on to a steamship to be trained as a helmsman. He masters the classroom instruction, then starts his practical training on the wheel of the vessel. In his first lesson, the mate gives him a heading, and the young fellow holds to it. Then the mate orders, "Come starboard." Pleased at knowing immediately which way starboard is, the young man leaves the helm and walks over to his instructor. The mate has an incredulous look on his face as the helm swings freely. Then, rather gently considering the circumstance, he asks politely, "Could you bring the ship with you?"
World Records
Oldest Base Jumper
James Talbot Guyer(USA) born June 16, 1928, parachuted off of the 486 foot high Perrine bridge in Idaho on August 2, 2002 age 74 years 47 days
Oldest Competitive Billiards Player
Jim Turton(UK) born January 2, 1909 has been playing competitive billiards since 1924.
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