February 9th

~~This Day in History:

-- On this day in 1861, the temporary Congress of the Confederate States of America elected Jefferson Davis President of the "rebel" country. He served from 1861 to the defeat and retaking of the Confederacy in 1864. Davis fled, even though President Abraham Lincoln (USA) granted him freedom from a prison or death sentence.

-- On this day in 1942, "day-light savings" was put into action, and the clocks were set forward one hour. Day-light savings is still in effect today, and next year will be it's 70th anniversary.

-- On this day in 1963, the first Boeing 727 took off. This airplane has carried more civilian passengers than any other passenger jet in history. It's predecessors are still in used, and include the 747, and the new, double-decked 787, which will be commissioned sometime next year.

~~Random Fact of the Day
After having an argument with his son about Crazy 8’s, Merle Robbins, a barber and card lover, invented UNO in 1971 in Reading, Ohio. He introduced the game to his family, and after they started it more and more he decided to have the game printed. It was a WILD success, and is very popular 40 years later.