February 9: Feast day of Apollonia in Roman Catholicism and Eastern OrthodoxyJohn Quincy Adams1825 After no candidate received a majority of electoral votes in the previous year's presidential election, the United States House of Representatives chose John Quincy Adams (pictured) as president in a contingent election.1945 World WarII: Allied aircraft unsuccessfully attacked a German destroyer in Frde Fjord, Norway.1950 U.S. senator Joseph McCarthy accused 205 employees of the State Department of being communists, sparking a period of strong anti-communist sentiment known as McCarthyism.1975 The spacecraft and crew of the Soviet Soyuz 17 mission returned to earth after 29 days in orbit at the Salyut 4 station.2020 Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu won the Four Continents Championships to become the only man to complete a Super Slam.Adele Spitzeder (b.1832)Ella D. Barrier (d.1945)Vladimir Guerrero (b.1975)Margareta Hallin (d.2020)More anniversaries: February 8February 9February 10ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout