On February 9th in US History
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On February 9th in 1989 - In the US, a strike forced Eastern Airlines into bankruptcy.
On February 9th in 1989 - President George H.W. Bush urged for a mandatory death penalty in drug-related killings.
On February 9th in 1989 - President Bush, in his first major speech to Congress, proposed a $1.16 trillion "common sense" budget for fiscal 1990.
On February 9th in 1990 - Dr. Antonia Novello was sworn in as the first female and Hispanic surgeon general.
On February 9th in 1991 - Defense Secretary Dick Cheney and Joint Chiefs Chairman Colin L. Powell met with military commanders in Saudi Arabia to evaluate a possible ground assault against Iraqi forces.
On February 9th in 1996 - President Clinton signed the new telecommunications bill into law. It included a subsidy program, “E-Rate,” to provide schools with a connection to the Internet. Phone companies in 1998 began charging their long-distance customers a surcharge to cover the subsidies.
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