The Punxsutawney Spirit

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TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1825, the U.S. House of Representa­tives elected John Quincy Adams as president, a decision that became necessary after no candidate took a majority of the electoral votes in the election of 1824.

In 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederat­e States of America.

In 1950, during a speech in West Virginia, Sen. Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin claimed to have a list of more than 200 “known communists” serving in the State Department.

In 1964, the Beatles made their first appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show.”

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: William Henry Harrison (1773-1841), ninth U.S. president; Ronald Colman (1891-1958), actor; Carmen Miranda (1909-1955), dancer/singer/actress; Brendan Behan (1923-1964), playwright; Roger Mudd (1928-2021), TV journalist;

Carole King (1942- ), singer-songwriter; Joe Pesci (1943- ), actor; Alice Walker (1944- ), author; Mia Farrow (1945- ), actress; Charlie Day (1976- ), actor; Tom Hiddleston (1981- ), actor; Michael B. Jordan (1987- ), actor.

TODAY’S FACT: The game of volleyball (then called Mintonette) was created in Holyoke, Massachuse­tts, on this day in 1895.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1971, pitcher Leroy “Satchel” Paige became the first Negro League veteran to be nominated for the Baseball Hall of Fame.

TODAY’S QUOTE: “The most important things to do in the world are to get something to eat, something to drink and somebody to love you.” — Brendan Behan

TODAY’S NUMBER: 73 million — viewers estimated to have tuned in to see the Beatles’ first appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show.”

TODAY’S MOON: New moon (Feb. 9).

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