On This Day - February 9th

Featured Event:

The Simpson become the Longest-running animated series (1997) 🍩

Fox cartoon series "The Simpsons" airs 167th episode; longest-running animated series in cartoon history 📺

Other Events:

1757: Kolkata was restored to british control by Robert Clive thanks to the Treaty of Alinagar. 🇮🇳

1943: The Battle of Guadalcanal ended with an Allied victory over Japan. 🪖

1996: German physicist Peter Armbruster and his team of scientists synthesized a heavy transuranium element that was later named copernicium. 👨‍🔬

2020: Parasite becomes the first non english movie to win an Oscar for Best Picture. 🎥

Holidays:

St. Maroun's Day 🇱🇧

The holiday is celebrated by the Maronites, the largest christian body in the country.

Featured Birthdays:

1773: William Henry Harrison 🇺🇸 (9th President)

1909: Carmen Miranda 🇵🇹 (Singer and Actress)

1944: Alice Walker 🇺🇸 (Novelist)

1987: Michael B. Jordan 🇺🇸 (Actor)

Featured Deaths:

1821: Fyodor Dostoyesvsky 🇷🇺 (Author)

1930: Princess Margaret 🇬🇧 (Royal Member)

1981: Bill Haley 🇺🇸 (Musician)

1989: Osamu Tezuka 🇯🇵 (Godfather of Manga)