A little reason to celebrate
Mardi Gras
Fun · Seasonal · 47 days before Easter
Mardi Gras, also called Fat Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday, is a day of parades, rich food, costumes and one last feast before a quieter season.
National days on February 9, 2027
Also on February 9
On this day
- 1775: American Revolutionary War: The British Parliament declares Massachusetts in rebellion. American Revolutionary War
- 1913: A group of meteors is visible across much of the eastern seaboard of the Americas, leading astronomers to conclude the source had been a small, short-lived natural satellite of the Earth. Meteor
- 1964: The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a record-setting audience of 73 million viewers across the United States. The Beatles
- 1965: Vietnam War: The United States Marine Corps sends a MIM-23 Hawk missile battalion to South Vietnam, the first American troops in-country without an official advisory or training mission. Vietnam War
- 1978: The Budd Company unveils its first SPV-2000 self-propelled railcar in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Budd Company
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