📅 February 9 in the Time Tunnel
What happened on February 9? Travel back in time and find out — then test yourself with the quiz.
🎉 Special days
- 🍕 National Pizza Day
⏳ On this day in history
- 1870The US national weather service was created
- 1895William G. Morgan invented the game of volleyball
- 1900The Davis Cup, the international team tennis competition, was founded
- 1986Halley’s Comet made its last pass through the inner solar system — it will be back in 2061
- 2018The Winter Olympics opened in PyeongChang, South Korea
🎂 Born on February 9
- 👩🚀 Peggy Whitson (1960) — astronaut with a record number of days in space for an American
See everyone born on February 9 →
February 9 quiz
In what year? 🌦️ The US national weather service was created
In what year? 🏐 William G. Morgan invented the game of volleyball
In what year? 🎾 The Davis Cup, the international team tennis competition, was founded
Which famous person was born on February 9?