(Tuesday, February 9, 1864, afternoon; during the American Civil War) — U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, escorted by artist Francis B. Carpenter, walked more than a mile today to Mathew Brady’s Washington studio, where he sat for several photographs, including a profile view later used on the Lincoln-head penny and another view for the five dollar bill.
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(Sunday, February 9, 1964) — The G.I. Joe action figure was introduced today at the American International Toy Fair in New York.
(Thursday, February 9, 1984, 4:50 p.m. local time) — Soviet leader Yuri V. Andropov, 69, died today in Moscow from several medical conditions, 15 months after succeeding Leonid Brezhnev. He would be followed by Konstantin U. Chernenko.
