Tag february 9 in world history

February 9th in World History:

  1. 1846 - The United States annexes New Mexico.
  2. 1863 - The Battle of Galveston, Texas, takes place during the American Civil War.
  3. 1889 - The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is founded.
  4. 1916 - The United States introduces the draft for World War I.
  5. 1942 - The United States and the United Kingdom sign the Lend-Lease Act, which allows the two countries to share military equipment and supplies.
  6. 1964 - The Beatles appear on the Ed Sullivan Show for the second time, breaking television records.
  7. 1971 - The United States launches the Mariner 9 spacecraft, which becomes the first spacecraft to orbit Mars.
  8. 1984 - The United States and the Soviet Union sign the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, which bans the production and deployment of intermediate-range missiles.
  9. 1991 - The United States launches the Space Shuttle Discovery on a mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
  10. 2016 - The United States and Iran sign the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, a nuclear agreement that lifts economic sanctions on Iran in exchange for limits on its nuclear program.

These are just a few of the many significant events that have occurred on February 9th throughout history.