On this day in History - February 9

1913 – A group of meteors is visible across much of the eastern seaboard of the Americas, leading astronomers to conclude the source had been a small, short-lived natural satellite of the Earth.

1942 – Year-round Daylight Saving Time (aka War Time) is reinstated in the United States as a wartime measure to help conserve energy resources.

1964 – The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a record-setting audience of 73 million viewers across the United States.

1986 – Halley's Comet last appeared in the inner Solar System.

1991 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: Voters in Lithuania vote for independence from the Soviet Union.