This Day in History- Feb. 09/07

Events on this day in history:

--> 1877, U.S. Weather Service is founded.
--> 1885, First Japanese arrive in Hawaii.
--> 1895, Volleyball is invented by W.G. Morgan in Massachusetts.
--> 1891, First shipment of asparagus arrives from Sacramento.
--> 1964, G.I. Joe doll is introduced.
--> 1969, The Boeing 747 takes its first commercial flight.