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  • U.S.
    Saturday Feb 9, 1861
    Abraham Lincoln

    Confederate States of America

    U.S.
    Saturday Feb 9, 1861

    Six of these states declared themselves to be a sovereign nation, the Confederate States of America, and adopted a constitution.




  • U.S.
    Saturday Feb 9, 1901
    Nikola Tesla

    Talking With Planets

    U.S.
    Saturday Feb 9, 1901

    Tesla expanded on the signals he heard in a 9 February 1901 Collier's Weekly article entitled "Talking With Planets", where he said it had not been immediately apparent to him that he was hearing "intelligently controlled signals" and that the signals could have come from Mars, Venus, or other planets.




  • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
    Tuesday Feb 9, 1954
    Christopher Paul Gardner

    Birth

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
    Tuesday Feb 9, 1954

    Gardner was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on February 9, 1954, to Thomas Turner and Bettye Jean Gardner. He was the second child and the only boy born to Bettye Jean. His older half-sister, Ophelia, is from a previous union. His younger sisters, Sharon and Kimberly, are children from his mother's marriage to Freddie Triplett.




  • U.S.
    Tuesday Feb 9, 1954
    Jacintha Darlene Gardner

    Jacintha Darlene Gardner's Father

    U.S.
    Tuesday Feb 9, 1954

    Gardner was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on February 9, 1954, to Thomas Turner and Bettye Jean Gardner. Christopher Paul Gardner (born February 9, 1954) is an American businessman and motivational speaker. During the early 1980s, Gardner struggled with homelessness while raising a toddler son. He became a stockbroker and eventually founded his own brokerage firm Gardner Rich & Co.




  • U.S.
    Sunday Feb 9, 1964
    The Beatles

    The First Live US Television Performance

    U.S.
    Sunday Feb 9, 1964

    They gave their first live US television performance two days later on The Ed Sullivan Show, watched by approximately 73 million viewers in over 23 million households, or 34 per cent of the American population.




  • U.S.
    Thursday Feb 9, 1978
    Theodore Roosevelt

    Father's death

    U.S.
    Thursday Feb 9, 1978

    His father's sudden death on February 9, 1878, devastated Roosevelt, but he eventually recovered and doubled his activities. Roosevelt gave up his earlier plan of studying natural science and instead decided to attend Columbia Law School, moving back into his family's home in New York City.




  • U.S.
    Sunday Feb 9, 1997
    Apple Inc.

    Jobs back to Apple

    U.S.
    Sunday Feb 9, 1997

    The NeXT acquisition was finalized on February 9, 1997, bringing Jobs back to Apple as an Advisor.


  • Senate, Washington D.C., U.S.
    Tuesday Feb 9, 1999
    Impeachment of Bill Clinton

    The Senate began closed-door deliberations

    Senate, Washington D.C., U.S.
    Tuesday Feb 9, 1999

    On February 9, after voting against a public deliberation on the verdict, the Senate began closed-door deliberations instead.


  • Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Monday Feb 9, 2009
    Facebook, Inc.

    The "Like" Button Was First Enabled

    Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Monday Feb 9, 2009

    The "like" button, stylized as a "thumbs up" icon, was first enabled on February 9, 2009, and enables users to easily interact with status updates, comments, photos and videos, links shared by friends and advertisements.


  • U.S.
    Thursday Feb 9, 2012
    Bank of America

    It was announced that the five largest mortgage servicers agreed to a historic settlement with the federal government and 49 states

    U.S.
    Thursday Feb 9, 2012

    On February 9, 2012, it was announced that the five largest mortgage servicers (Ally/GMAC, Bank of America, Citi, JPMorgan Chase, and Wells Fargo) agreed to a historic settlement with the federal government and 49 states.


  • Dolby Theatre Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Sunday Feb 9, 2020
    Eminem

    "Lose Yourself" at the 92nd Academy Awards

    Dolby Theatre Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Sunday Feb 9, 2020

    On February 9, 2020, Mathers performed "Lose Yourself" at the 92nd Academy Awards.


  • U.S.
    Saturday Feb 9, 1861
    Abraham Lincoln

    Confederate States of America

    U.S.
    Saturday Feb 9, 1861

    Six of these states declared themselves to be a sovereign nation, the Confederate States of America, and adopted a constitution.


  • U.S.
    Saturday Feb 9, 1901
    Nikola Tesla

    Talking With Planets

    U.S.
    Saturday Feb 9, 1901

    Tesla expanded on the signals he heard in a 9 February 1901 Collier's Weekly article entitled "Talking With Planets", where he said it had not been immediately apparent to him that he was hearing "intelligently controlled signals" and that the signals could have come from Mars, Venus, or other planets.


  • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
    Tuesday Feb 9, 1954
    Christopher Paul Gardner

    Birth

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
    Tuesday Feb 9, 1954

    Gardner was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on February 9, 1954, to Thomas Turner and Bettye Jean Gardner. He was the second child and the only boy born to Bettye Jean. His older half-sister, Ophelia, is from a previous union. His younger sisters, Sharon and Kimberly, are children from his mother's marriage to Freddie Triplett.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Feb 9, 1954
    Jacintha Darlene Gardner

    Jacintha Darlene Gardner's Father

    U.S.
    Tuesday Feb 9, 1954

    Gardner was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on February 9, 1954, to Thomas Turner and Bettye Jean Gardner. Christopher Paul Gardner (born February 9, 1954) is an American businessman and motivational speaker. During the early 1980s, Gardner struggled with homelessness while raising a toddler son. He became a stockbroker and eventually founded his own brokerage firm Gardner Rich & Co.


  • U.S.
    Sunday Feb 9, 1964
    The Beatles

    The First Live US Television Performance

    U.S.
    Sunday Feb 9, 1964

    They gave their first live US television performance two days later on The Ed Sullivan Show, watched by approximately 73 million viewers in over 23 million households, or 34 per cent of the American population.


  • U.S.
    Thursday Feb 9, 1978
    Theodore Roosevelt

    Father's death

    U.S.
    Thursday Feb 9, 1978

    His father's sudden death on February 9, 1878, devastated Roosevelt, but he eventually recovered and doubled his activities. Roosevelt gave up his earlier plan of studying natural science and instead decided to attend Columbia Law School, moving back into his family's home in New York City.


  • U.S.
    Sunday Feb 9, 1997
    Apple Inc.

    Jobs back to Apple

    U.S.
    Sunday Feb 9, 1997

    The NeXT acquisition was finalized on February 9, 1997, bringing Jobs back to Apple as an Advisor.


  • Senate, Washington D.C., U.S.
    Tuesday Feb 9, 1999
    Impeachment of Bill Clinton

    The Senate began closed-door deliberations

    Senate, Washington D.C., U.S.
    Tuesday Feb 9, 1999

    On February 9, after voting against a public deliberation on the verdict, the Senate began closed-door deliberations instead.


  • Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Monday Feb 9, 2009
    Facebook, Inc.

    The "Like" Button Was First Enabled

    Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Monday Feb 9, 2009

    The "like" button, stylized as a "thumbs up" icon, was first enabled on February 9, 2009, and enables users to easily interact with status updates, comments, photos and videos, links shared by friends and advertisements.


  • U.S.
    Thursday Feb 9, 2012
    Bank of America

    It was announced that the five largest mortgage servicers agreed to a historic settlement with the federal government and 49 states

    U.S.
    Thursday Feb 9, 2012

    On February 9, 2012, it was announced that the five largest mortgage servicers (Ally/GMAC, Bank of America, Citi, JPMorgan Chase, and Wells Fargo) agreed to a historic settlement with the federal government and 49 states.


  • Dolby Theatre Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Sunday Feb 9, 2020
    Eminem

    "Lose Yourself" at the 92nd Academy Awards

    Dolby Theatre Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Sunday Feb 9, 2020

    On February 9, 2020, Mathers performed "Lose Yourself" at the 92nd Academy Awards.


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