This Day in History: February 9

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February 9

The battle of Guadalcanal ended with an American victory.

Senator Joseph McCarthy claimed he had evidence there were card-carrying members of the Communist Party in the State Department.

The Beatles made their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.

Lithuanians voted overwhelmingly for independence from the Soviet Union.

A U.S. nuclear sub struck the Ehime Maru, a Japanese fishing boat.