Today is Monday, Feb. 9, the 40th day of 2004. There are 326 days left in the year. On this date in

Today is Monday, Feb. 9, the 40th day of 2004. There are 326 days left in the year. On this date in 1964, The Beatles make their first live American television appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" on CBS.
In 1773, the ninth president of the United States, William Henry Harrison, is born in Charles City County, Va. In 1825, the House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams president after no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes. In 1861, the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States of America elects Jefferson Davis president and Alexander H. Stephens vice president. In 1870, the U.S. Weather Bureau is established. In 1943, the World War II battle of Guadalcanal in the southwest Pacific ends with an American victory over Japanese forces. In 1950, in a speech in Wheeling, W.Va., Sen. Joseph McCarthy, R-Wis., charges the State Department is riddled with Communists. In 1971, the Apollo 14 spacecraft returns to Earth after man's third landing on the moon.
February 9, 1979: The Youngstown Hospital Association says it has made a "considerable offer of wages and fringe benefits" in its negotiations with the union representing 550 nurses.
Richland County Sheriff Thomas Weikel is in jail for 10 days after being found guilty of contempt of court for his role in bugging a courtroom to eavesdrop on proceedings regarding the possible dismissal of indictments against the sheriff and 11 deputies.
February 9, 1964: The 54th anniversary of Boy Scouting in the United States and the 52nd anniversary in the Youngstown area is being observed by the Boy Scouts of America.
The Rev. Alexander Schmemann, dean and chaplain of St. Vladimir Theological Seminary, Crestwood, N.Y., will be the opening speaker for the eighth annual Religious Emphasis Week at Youngstown University.
More than 900 people attend an open house at the new headquarters of District 26 of the United Steelworkers of America in the Realty Building on Youngstown's Central Square.
February 9, 1954: The Youngstown Chamber of Commerce warns that increasing operating expenses and decreasing revenues are heading the city government toward a possible deficit at the end of 1955, unless strict economies are practiced.
Youngstown 5th Ward Councilman John H. Oesch informs Democratic councilmen that he believes the Republican minority in council is entitled to know what is going on in Mayor Frank X. Kryzan's secret meetings with Democratic councilmen.
February 9, 1929: Gustave Kahn, vice president in charge of sales at Truscon Steel Co., retires after 25 years of active business in the company that was founded by his brothers, Julius and Albert Kahn.
Special Prosecutor David Shermer is paid $4,652 as his commission for collecting $86,000 in delinquent property taxes for Mahoning County.