SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2013

Today is Saturday, February 9, the 40th day of 2013. There are 325 days left in the year.

1863 ― Fire extinguisher patented by Alanson Crane

1895 ― Volleyball invented by W. G. Morgan in Massachusetts

1904 ― Japan declares war on Russia

1926 ― Teaching theory of evolution forbidden in Atlanta, Ga., schools

1942 ― Daylight Savings War Time goes into effect in U.S.

1964 ― First appearance of Beatles on "Ed Sullivan Show" (73.7 million viewers)

1971 ― Probably first gay theme TV episode in "All in the Family”

1972 ― British government declares state of emergency after month-long miners' strike

1985 ― Madonna's "Like a Virgin" album goes No. 1 for three weeks

1997 ― Fox cartoon series "Simpsons" airs 167th episode as the longest-running animated series in cartoon history