This Day In History, February 9th.
Five Historical Events That Happened on February 9th.
Since no candidate received a majority of electoral votes in the 1824 presidential election, the House of Representatives chose John Quincy Adams to serve as the sixth president of the United States in 1825.
During World War II, in 1942, British and Commonwealth forces attacked Italian fortifications in Eritrea, starting the Battle of Keren. The British won the three-week-long struggle, which was won by them.
The Beatles made their debut live performance on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964, playing in front of a television audience that set a record-breaking 73 million viewers.
Lithuania was the first Soviet country to declare independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
North Korea conducted its third nuclear test in 2013, defying UN sanctions and drawing criticism from governments throughout the world.
This Day In History, February 9th: The House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams as the sixth president of the United States.
Because no candidate won a majority of the electoral votes in the 1824 presidential election in the United States, the winner was decided by a vote in the House of Representatives. On February 9, 1825, John Quincy Adams, the son of the second U.S. President John Adams, won the election to become the sixth President of the country. This election is significant because it was the first presidential election in American history decided by the House of Representatives.
February 9th, During World War II, in 1942, British and Commonwealth forces attacked Italian fortifications in Eritrea, starting the Battle of Keren.
The Battle of Keren was fought in Eritrea between British and Commonwealth forces and Italian forces under the command of General Luigi Frusci from February 5 to March 27, 1941, during World War II. The conflict, which was a part of the East African Campaign, was the last clash between British and Italian forces in the conflict. In Keren, a vital Eritrean town that guarded the route to Asmara, the capital of the Italian colony, British and Commonwealth forces, comprising South African and Indian soldiers, launched an assault against Italian positions. After three weeks of ferocious combat in which both sides suffered significant casualties, the British and Commonwealth forces were victorious. The win was a watershed moment for the East African Campaign and helped to secure the British control of the region.
The Beatles made their debut live performance on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964.
The Beatles performed their debut live performance on The Ed Sullivan Show, a well-known American television program, on February 9, 1964. The Beatles performed five songs during their appearance, including "I Saw Her Standing There," "All My Loving," "Until There Was You," and "She Loves You." A record-breaking television viewership of 73 million people is thought to have seen the concert, which was a resounding success. The Beatles' appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show is remembered as a turning point in popular music history and is seen as the beginning of the "British Invasion" of American music.
Lithuania was the first Soviet country to declare independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
The first Soviet republic to do so was Lithuania, which proclaimed its independence from the Soviet Union on February 9, 1991. After a protracted campaign for independence that started in the late 1980s, when the Soviet Union started to experience substantial political and social upheavals, Lithuania finally declared its independence in 1991. On March 11, 1990, the Lithuanian parliament issued a resolution announcing the restoration of Lithuania's independence, but the Soviet Union did not accept it. However, on September 6, 1991, the Soviet Union ultimately acknowledged Lithuania's independence following months of political and social upheaval and in response to rising international pressure. A significant factor in the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War was the push for Lithuanian independence.
North Korea carried out its third nuclear test in 2013.
North Korea conducted its third nuclear test on February 12, 2013, violating UN sanctions and drawing strong criticism from the international community. The underground nuclear test, which was carried out at the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site in North Korea's northeast, was more potent than the nation's two earlier nuclear tests, which were carried out in 2006 and 2009. In response to the test, which caused seismic activity, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution denouncing North Korea's behavior and placing new sanctions on it. The North Korean test was largely viewed as a provocative and unsettling act by the country, and it increased tensions on the Korean Peninsula.