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What happened in history on this day: February 9?
Since 1995, I have been collecting information on a variety of topics,
creating several timelines of history.
Here you will find specific events from those databases
for this day, on the topics of personal computers, video games, the Walt Disney Company,
Chevrolet Corvettes, A&W Root Beer, Sweden, and Canadian coins.
On February 9 in ...
- 1994 - Electronic Arts and Broderbund Software announce a proposed merger, in a stock swap valued at about US$408 million.
- 1996 - Bandai Digital Entertainment unveils the Pippin Atmark computer. The system is licensed from Apple Computer, comes with keyboard, mouse, and modem for Internet access, and plugs into a television.
- 1997 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A personal computer appears, with system unit under CRT monitor, and separate keyboard and mouse.
- 2005 - In the lawsuit of SCO Group versus IBM over alleged copyright infringement of Unix source code, U.S. District Judge Dale Kimball refuses to grant IBM's request for a declaration that its Linux work does not violate SCO's copyrights. The judge criticizes SCO for not producing any evidence of infringement.
- 2005 - Carly Fiorina steps down as chairman and CEO of Hewlett-Packard. The board of directors names Patricia Dunn as new chairman, and names Robert Wayman as interim CEO.
- 1940 - The film Pinocchio opens in Los Angeles theaters.
- 1942 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Dumbo for an Oscar Award in the category Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture.
- 1942 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the song "Baby Mine" from the film Dumbo for an Oscar Award in the category Music, Song.
- 1942 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Lend a Paw for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons.
- 1942 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Truant Officer Donald for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons.
- 1946 - Disney re-releases the film Dumbo to theaters in New York.
- 1951 - The Pluto film Cold Storage is released.
- 1953 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Water Birds for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Two Reels.
- 1955 - The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, entitled A Progress Report (on Disneyland construction), and the film Nature's Half Acre. A model of the Jungle Cruise attraction is shown, giving a dry run along a bare earth route.
- 1958 - Re-assembly of a refurbished third locomotive for Disneyland is completed.
- 1962 - Buena Vista releases Disney's live-action feature film Moon Pilot to theaters. The film is based on a story by Robert Buckner.
- 1964 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh, part one.
- 1969 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring The Secret of Boyne Castle, part one.
- 1979 - Buena Vista releases the live-action feature film The North Avenue Irregulars to theaters in the US.
- 1986 - The ABC TV network airs The Disney Sunday Movie, entitled Time Flyer.
- 1996 - Disney's $19 billion acquisition of Capital Cities/ABC is complete.
- 1996 - The Disney Institute opens at Walt Disney World, in Florida.
- 2003 - In Hollywood, California, Disney premieres the film The Jungle Book 2.
- 2004 - Microsoft and Disney announce an agreement to cooperate in developing secure digital media content and delivery systems. Microsoft grants Disney a non-exclusive license to its Windows Media digital rights management software.
- 2004 - Comcast chairman Brian Roberts privately asks Disney chairman Michael Eisner to begin merger negotiations. Eisner refuses, saying he is not interested in a buyout at any price.
- 2012 - Disney Cruise Line takes possession of the Disney Fantasy cruise ship from the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany.
- 1983 - Pop music artist Prince releases recording of song "Little Red Corvette".
- 1995 - The first alpha test C5 Corvette enters public roads for the first time.
- 2007 - At the Chicago Auto Show, Chevrolet announces 500 replicas of the Atomic Orange and Gold Corvette Indy Pace Car will be built for sale.
- 1929 - A Protocol renouncing war as an instrument of national policy is signed by the Soviet Union, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, and Romania.
- 1941 - British Prime Minister Winston Churchill gives a speech in Glasgow, Scotland, in which he makes an appeal "give us the tools and we'll finish the job."
- 1942 - German Minister of Armaments and Munitions Dr. Fritz Todt dies in a plane crash, en route from Dnepropetrovsk to Munich. Adolf Hitler designates Albert Speer as successor.
- 1942 - Japanese forces land on Makassar, Celebes, quickly occupying the town.
- 1942 - In New York harbor, the USS Lafayette (formerly Normandie) is accidentally ignited by a welding torch during conversion for troopship use. While fighting the fire, too much water poured into the ship capsizes it, setting it on its side in the harbor.
- 1943 - American Marines defeat final resistance on Guadalcanal.
- 1944 - British submarine HMS Venturer torpedoes and sinks German submarine U-864 in the North Sea, with the loss of 73 lives.
- 1946 - Soviet Premier Josef Stalin announces a new Five-Year Plan for the Soviet Union to guarantee the country's future security. Stalin blames World War I and II on the capitalistic world economy, due to the imbalance of raw materials and markets.
- 1946 - In London, England, a representative of the Soviet Union presents its reparations demands on Italy: the equivalent of US$100 million of industrial plants of northern Italy.
- 1946 - Greece demands Italian reparations of US$3 billion in sulphur, textiles and agricultural machinery, automobiles, and reconstruction equipment.
- 1991 - Lithuanians vote by huge majority to restore pre-war independence.
- 1982 - The Boston suburb of Marlborough, Massachusettes, passes an ordinance barring the use of video games by anyone under age 18 during school class hours or late at night, and bans placement of the games within 1500 feet of public schools.
- 1983 - Atari announces the My First Computer keyboard component for the Atari 2600 game system, to turn it into a home computer. It features 8 kB RAM, expandable to 32 kB. The system is to be shipped after September, for under US$90.
- 1996 - Bandai's Digital Entertainment division unveils the Pippin Atmark video game system in Japan. The system is licensed from Apple Computer, comes with keyboard, mouse, and modem for Internet access, and plugs into a television.
- 2004 - Nintendo releases the Metroid: Zero Mission video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US. Price is US$29.99
- 2004 - Nintendo releases the limited edition two-tone Onyx/Platinum Game Boy Advance SP in the US.
- 2004 - Square Enix releases the Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles for the GameCube in the US.
- 2010 - Electronic Arts releases the Dante's Inferno video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US.
- 2010 - 2K Games releases the BioShock 2 video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US.
- 1946 - In London, England, the De Havilland Company announces it will sell jet-propelled Vampire fighter planes and Goblin turbine engines to the Swedish government.
- 2002 - (to February 24) The 19th Olympic Winter Games are held in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Sweden wins 2 silver and 4 bronze medals.
- 1793 - US Mint Act signed into law, limiting legal tender status of foreign coins to Spanish dollars and fractions three years after commencement of gold and silver coinage at the US mint. Foreign silver and gold coins are legal tender by their content.
- 1540 - The first recorded race meet in England (Roodee Fields, Chester).
- 1895 - First intercollegiate basketball game (Minnesota Agricultural beats Hamline, 9-3).
- 1895 - Volleyball is invented by W G Morgan in Massachusetts, USA.
- 1900 - Dwight Davis establishes a new tennis trophy, the Davis Cup.
- 1912 - US Tennis Association amends rule taking bye away from defending champion.
- 1916 - American baseball's National League votes down a proposal by New York Giants, Boston Braves, and Chicago Cubs to increase club player limit from 21 to 22 (The Cincinnati Reds wanted to decrease to 20).
- 1932 - America enters Olympics two-man bobsled competition for first time.
- 1935 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson.
- 1935 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee.
- 1940 - Joe Louis beats Arturo Godoy in 15 rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1942 - Philadelphia "Phillies" change nickname (temporarily) to "Phils".
- 1943 - National League seeks buyer for Philadelphia Phillies, as owner Gerry Nugent falls in arrears.
- 1951 - Saint Louis Browns sign pitcher Satchel Paige, age 45.
- 1960 - AFL and NFL agree verbally to a no-tampering pact.
- 1964 - IX Olympic Winter Games close at Innsbruck, Austria.
- 1964 - Hanumant Singh scores 105 India versus England on debut at Delhi.
- 1971 - Leroy "Satchel" Paige becomes first negro-league player elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1974 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy Hamill.
- 1974 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Junior.
- 1975 - Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Naples Lely Golf Classic.
- 1976 - Oscar Charleston selected to baseball's Hall of Fame.
- 1980 - The late New York Yankees' catcher Thurman Munson is inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame of Kent State University.
- 1980 - Rick Barry, Houston Rockets, is first in NBA to score eight 3-point goals in a game.
- 1982 - 34th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 4-2 at Washington.
- 1986 - 36th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 139-132 at Dallas, Texas.
- 1986 - Marvin Johnson wins record third time, light heavyweight boxing title.
- 1986 - Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Classic.
- 1986 - West German team swims world record 4x200 metre freestyle (7:05.17).
- 1986 - Mohinder Amarnath becomes the first batsman dismissed for handling the ball in One Day International cricket.
- 1988 - 39th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 6-5 (overtime) at Saint Louis, Missouri.
- 1988 - New Hampshire begins a NCAA record 32-game losing streak at home (ends February 1991).
- 1989 - Kevin Johnson (Phoenix Suns) ends NBA free throw streak of 57 games.
- 1990 - Doina Melinte runs world indoor record 1.5km (4:00:27) and mile (4:17:13).
- 1991 - Johann Olav Koss skates world record 5km (6:41.73).
- 1991 - Terry Norris knocks down Sugar Ray Leonard twice and beats him.
- 1991 - Wally Joyner wins record $2.1 million salary arbitration.
- 1992 - 42nd NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 153-113 at Orlando.
- 1992 - Heike Henkel high jumps female indoor world record (2.07 metres).
- 1992 - Jani Sievinen swims world record 400 metre medley (4:07.10).
- 1992 - Shelley Hamlin wins LPGA Phar-Mor Golf Tournament at Hamlin Inverrary.
- 1995 - Irina Privalova runs female world record 50 metre (5.96 seconds).
- 1997 - 47th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 132-120 at Cleveland.
- 1997 - Kelly Robbins wins LPGA Diet Dr Pepper National Pro-Am.
- 1997 - Mark O'Meara wins Buick golf invitational.
- 1997 - Scotty Bowman is first NHL coach to win 1,000 games.
- 2001 - Derek Jeter and the New York Yankees finalize a $189 million, 10-year contract, making Jeter the second highest paid player in the history of the sport.
- 2002 - (to February 24) The XIX Olympic Winter Games are held in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
- 2003 - The Cricket World Cup begins in South Africa.
- 2006 - Bengie Molina signs a US$5 million, one-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, with a $7.5 million option for 2007.
- 2009 - New York Yankees' baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez admits to having used performance-enhancing steroids earlier in his career, over a three-year period from 2001 to 2003 with the Texas Rangers.
- 2009 - At Plumpton, England, jockey Tony McCoy, riding Restless D'Artaix, records his 3,000th career horse racing win.
- 2018 - (to February 25) The 2018 Winter Olympics are held in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
- 2022 - At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, NHL regular season game: New York Islanders beats Vancouver Canucks by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, USA, NHL regular season game: Arizona Coyotes beats Seattle Kraken by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At Scotiabank Saddledrome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Calgary Flames beats Vegas Golden Knights by score 6-0.
- 2022 - At Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Chicago Blackhawks beats Edmonton Oilers by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, USA, NHL regular season game: Dallas Stars beats Nashville Predators by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Detroit Red Wings beats Philadelphia Flyers by score 6-3.
- 1971 - Apollo 14 returns to Earth.
- 1975 - Soyuz 17 returns to Earth.
- 1986 - Halley's Comet reaches 30th perihelion (closest approach to Sun).
- 1990 - Galileo flies by Venus.
- 1995 - Dr. Bernard A. Harris, Junior and Michael Foale become the first African American and Briton, respectively, to walk in space (mission STS-63).
- 2021 - The United Arab Emirates' uncrewed Hope spacecraft becomes the first Arabian mission successfully to enter orbit around Mars.
- 1932 - US airship Columbia crashes during storm (Flushing, New York).
- 1987 - Brownsville, Texas is deluged with seven inches of rain in just two hours; flooding in some parts of the city is worse than that caused by Hurricane Beulah in 1967.
- 1793 - Congress passes an act regulating legal tender value of foreign coins.
- 1799 - USS Constellation captures French frigate Insurgente off Nevis, West Indies.
- 1825 - House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams 6th US President.
- 1861 - Tennessee votes against secession.
- 1870 - US President Ulysses Grant signs the bill establishing Federal Meteorological Service.
- 1871 - Federal fish protection office authorized by US Congress.
- 1886 - President Grover Cleveland declares a state of emergency in Seattle, Washington because of anti-Chinese violence.
- 1895 - Volleyball is invented by W G Morgan in Massachusetts, USA.
- 1909 - First US federal legislation prohibiting narcotics (opium).
- 1909 - First forestry school is incorporated at Kent, Ohio, USA.
- 1918 - Army chaplain school organized at Fort Monroe, Virginia.
- 1926 - Teaching theory of evolution is forbidden in Atlanta, Georgia, USA schools.
- 1932 - US airship Columbia crashes during storm (Flushing, New York).
- 1933 - -63 degrees F (-53 degrees C), Moran, Wyoming (state record low).
- 1934 - -14.3 degrees F (-25.8 degrees C), coldest day in New York City, New York.
- 1934 - -51 degrees F (-46 degrees C), Vanderbilt, Michigan (state record low).
- 1942 - In New York harbor, the USS Lafayette (formerly Normandie) is accidentally ignited by a welding torch during conversion for troopship use. While fighting the fire, too much water poured into the ship capsizes it, setting it on its side in the harbor.
- 1942 - Daylight Savings War Time goes into effect in US.
- 1943 - US President Franklin Roosevelt orders minimal 48 hour work week in war industry.
- 1953 - General Walter Bedell Smith ends his term as fourth director of the American Central Intelligence Agency. Allen W Dulles becomes acting director.
- 1955 - US federations of trade unions merge into AFL/CIO.
- 1962 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1963 - First flight of Boeing 727 jet.
- 1964 - First appearance of The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show (73.7 million viewers, about 40 percent of US population).
- 1969 - World's largest airplane, Boeing 747, makes first commercial flight.
- 1971 - Apollo 14 returns to Earth.
- 1971 - In San Fernando, California, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake occurs. The earthquake lasts about 60 seconds, kills 65, injures more than 2,000, and causes property damage estimated at $505 million.
- 1985 - U.S. drug agent Enrique Camarena is kidnapped and murdered in Mexico (his body is discovered March 5).
- 1987 - Former US national security adviser Robert McFarlane attempts suicide.
- 1987 - Brownsville, Texas is deluged with seven inches of rain in just two hours; flooding in some parts of the city is worse than that caused by Hurricane Beulah in 1967.
- 2001 - The submarine USS Greeneville strikes and sinks the Japanese fishing vessel Ehime-Maru near Hawaii.
- 2002 - (to February 24) The XIX Olympic Winter Games are held in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
- 2008 - In Oceanside, New York, Philip Weiss Auctions conducts the auction of the Newport Collection of US inverted center error stamps. Some highlights:
- US 1918 24-cent Jenny airmail stamp, inverted center: US$271,200;
- US 1869 15-cent Landing of Columbus stamp, inverted center, unused without gum, one of three known unused: US$757,100;
- US 1869 24-cent Declaration of Independence stamp, inverted center, unused without gum, one of four known unused: US$1.27 million, a new record for a single US stamp;
- US 1869 30-cent Shield, Eagle, and Flags stamp, one of seven known unused: US$248,600.
- 2009 - New York Yankees' baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez admits to having used performance-enhancing steroids earlier in his career, over a three-year period from 2001 to 2003 with the Texas Rangers.
Other history:
- 1997 - TV cartoon series "The Simpsons" airs its 167th episode, becoming the longest-running animated series in cartoon history.
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