Event:
Scientists from Australian National University observe the oldest star in the universe for the first time. The star, located 6,000 light years from Earth, serves as a fingerprint of the first stars in the universe; it is believed to be 13.7 billion years old
More Notable Events on February 9:
1991 U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Joseph Doherty case
1964 GI Joe character created
1942 Daylight Savings War Time goes into effect in U.S.
1895 Volleyball invented by W. G. Morgan in Massachusetts
1825 House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams 6th U.S. president
