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February 9 is a unique day of celebration for a plethora of reasons. It is National Pizza Day, a day to honor one of the most loved and versatile foods.It's also National Toothache Day, National Develop Alternative Vices Day, Read In The Bathtub Day, and much more.

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Interesting Facts of February 9th

  1. 1. The Adventures of Superman, America's first television superhero series, premiered in Los Angeles on February 9, 1953.
  2. 2. The Hollywood Walk of Fame started with its first official star, awarded to actress Joanne Woodward, on February 9, 1960.
  3. 3. The world-wide social networking website "Twitter" was created by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams on February 9, 2006.
  4. 4. Apollo 14 returned to Earth on February 9, 1971, after successfully performing the third manned moon landing.
  5. 5. On February 9, 1994, the 17th Winter Olympic Games were opened in Lillehammer, Norway.