World War II: Pacific War: Allied authorities declare Guadalcanal secure after Imperial Japan evacuates its remaining forces from the island, ending the Battle of Guadalcanal. Date: February 9, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: A force of Allied aircraft unsuccessfully attack a German destroyer in Førdefjorden, Norway. Date: February 9, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: Battle of the Atlantic: HMS Venturer sinks U-864 off the coast of Fedje, Norway, in a rare instance of submarine-to-submarine combat. Date: February 9, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)

Second Red Scare: US Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses the United States Department of State of being filled with Communists. Date: February 9, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today)

Korean War: The two-day Geochang massacre begins as a battalion of the 11th Division of the South Korean Army kills 719 unarmed citizens in Geochang, in the South Gyeongsang district of South Korea. Date: February 9, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1951…

The R-7 Semyorka, the first intercontinental ballistic missile, becomes operational at Plesetsk, USSR. Date: February 9, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Beatles at the Cavern Club: Lunchtime – The Beatles perform under this name at The Cavern Club for the first time following their return to Liverpool from Hamburg. Date: February 9, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day…

The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a record-setting audience of 73 million viewers across the United States. Date: February 9, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today)

Vietnam War: The United States Marine Corps sends a MIM-23 Hawk missile battalion to South Vietnam, the first American troops in-country without an official advisory or training mission. Date: February 9, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today)

Apollo program: Apollo 14 returns to Earth after the third human Moon landing. Date: February 9, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)