This Day in History

September 9th in History

Elvis appears on Ed Sullivan; nation scandalized! In other news, the first computer bug is discovered (an actual bug); Cardinal Richelieu, Captain Bligh, Leo Tolstoy, Colonel Sanders, Mao Zedong, and Adam Sandler are born; William the Conqueror, Toulouse-Lautrec, Burgess Meredith, and Edward Teller die. Happy Wienerschnitzel Day!

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Quote of the Day

Leo Tolstoy, author, born September 9, 1828

"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself."

Leo Tolstoy, author born September 9, 1828