Thursday, February 9, 2012

Today in History - February 9

On this day in 1775, the British Parliament declared the Massachusetts Colony in rebellion.

On this day in 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected President of the Confederate States of America.

On this day in 1935, Monopoly, an board game, was invented.

On this day in 1964, the Beatles performed on the Ed Sullivan Show to a tv audience of 73 million viewers.

And, in Chuckery, Ohio in 1893, it was reported that Jesse Cala and his wife have moved to Lewisburg.

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