February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. If the ancient Mayans were correct, there are 316 days remaining until the end of time.
1891 1st shipment of asparagus arrives in San Francisco from Sacramento. I have no idea why this is a significant event in world history. I mean, I like asparagus and am happy that others do as well, but Sacramento is only an hour away from SF, so what’s the big deal?
1895 William G. Morgan creates a game called Mintonette, which soon comes to be referred to as volleyball.
1951 St. Louis Browns sign pitcher Satchel Paige, 45. Twenty years later on this date, Paige becomes the first Negro Leaguer elected to the Hall of Fame
1953 "Adventures of Superman" TV series premieres in syndication
1964 1st appearance of Beatles on "Ed Sullivan Show" (73.7 million viewers)
1971 Philip Carey portrays a positive gay character, a first for television, on an episode of All in the Family (Season 1, Episode 005 "Judging Books By Covers")
1985 Madonna's "Like a Virgin" album goes #1 for 3 weeks–longer than she was a virgin.
1999 Jerry Falwell outs Tinky Winky. . .and he should know
1909 Carmen Miranda, Portugese singer/actress/fruit lover
1986 Osman Khalid Butt, Pakistani-UK actor named after my favorite body part
1987 Henry Cejudo, US Olympic Gold Medal freestyle wrestler
1906 Paul Laurence Dunbar, poet, see de sunshine in de medders.
1966 Sophie Tucker, Russian-US singer and actress (My Yiddish Momme), is the last of the red hot mamas. Said Sophie, "I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor. Believe me, honey, rich is better."
2010 Walter Frederick Morrison, American inventor (Frisbee), gets tosssed.
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