On this day …
February 9, 2015
- In 1621, Gregory XV became the last Pope elected by acclamation.
- In 1775, the British Parliament declared Massachusetts in rebellion.
- In 1825, the House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams President after no candidate received a majority of electoral votes in the 1824 election.
- In 1895, William G. Morgan created a game he called Mintonette; it soon became known as volleyball.
- In 1950, Senator Joseph McCarthy accused the U.S. State Department of being filled with Communist spies.
- In 1964, The Beatles made their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before an estimated television audience of 73 million.
- In 1971, Satchel Paige became the first former Negro League player to be voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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