A bit of February 9th history…
1886 - US President Cleveland declares a state of emergency in Seattle because of anti-Chinese violence
1950 - Senator Joe McCarthy charges State Department infested with 205 communists
1964 - 1st appearance of the Beatles on “The Ed Sullivan Show”, draws 73.7 million tv viewers
1979 - “The Warriors” is released in US, sparking gang violence at many theaters and a halt to the films marketing campaign (pictured)
1995 - Irish music and dance show “Riverdance” 1st opens in Dublin, Ireland
1997 - Fox cartoon series “The Simpsons” airs 167th episode, the longest-running animated series in cartoon history
2014 - Scientists discover oldest known star at 13.6 billion years old
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