All Events

Historical Events on February 9

  • Parliament of Great Britain

    1775

    American Revolutionary War: The British Parliament declares Massachusetts in rebellion.

  • United States presidential election, 1824

    1825

    After no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes in the US presidential election of 1824, the United States House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams as President of the United States.

  • Montgomery Convention

    1861

    American Civil War: Jefferson Davis is elected the Provisional President of the Confederate States of America by the Confederate convention at Montgomery, Alabama.

  • Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works

    1922

    Brazil becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.

  • Cathedral of San Lorenzo

    1941

    World War II: The Cathedral of San Lorenzo in Genoa, Italy is struck by a bomb which fails to detonate.

  • Battle of Guadalcanal

    1943

    World War II: Allied authorities declare Guadalcanal secure after Imperial Japan evacuates its remaining forces from the island, ending the Battle of Guadalcanal.

  • Joseph McCarthy

    1950

    Second Red Scare: US Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses the United States Department of State of being filled with Communists.

  • Geochang massacre

    1951

    Korean War: Geochang massacre

  • Lithuanian independence referendum, 1991

    1991

    Voters in Lithuania vote for independence.

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