Today in History for February 9th

Subscribe for more Breaking News: Highlights of this day in history: The Beatles appear on TV’s ’Ed Sullivan’; Sen. Joseph McCarthy launches his anti-communist crusade; World War II’s Battle of Guadalcanal ends; Soviet leader Yuri Andropov dies; author Alice Walker born. (Feb. 9) Highlights of the day in history - a retrospective view on political events, historic battles, and life changing decisions. More: The Associated Press is the