This Day in History Feb. 9

Feb. 9

1674 English re-conquer New York from Netherlands
1861 Jefferson Davis & Alexander Stephens elected president & Vice President of CSA
1861 Tennessee votes against secession
1861 Confederate Provisional Congress declares all laws under the US Constitution were consistent with constitution of Confederate states
1863 Fire extinguisher patented by Alanson Crane
1867 Nebraska becomes 37th US state
1870 Grant signs the bill establishing Federal Meteorological Service
1871 Federal fish protection office authorized by Congress
1889 Cleveland signs a bill elevating the US Dept of Agriculture to a Cabinet-level agency
1909 1st forestry school is incorporated at Kent OH
1916 Britain's military service act enforced (conscription)
1932 US airship Columbia crashes during storm (Flushing NY)
1941 British troops conquer El Agheila
1942 Daylight Savings War Time goes into effect in US
1942 Japanese troops land near Makassar, South Celebes
1943 Japanese evacuate Guadalcanal
1943 FDR orders minimal 48 hour work week in war industry
1943 German riots at "plutocratenzoontjes", 1,200 in Vught Camp
1943 Nazis arrest Dutch sons of rich parents
1944 U-734/U-238 sunk off Ireland
1945 Germany destroys Ruhrdammen
1963 1st flight of Boeing 727 jet
1964 GI Joe character created
1969 First test flight of the Boeing 747
1971 Apollo 14 returns to Earth
1975 Soyuz 17 returns to Earth
1983 Belgium buys 44 F-16s
1986 Halley's Comet reaches 30th perihelion (closest approach to Sun)
1990 Galileo flies by Venus

The original (1964 in your list) GI Joe movie was in the mid 40's and it was based on a guy named Riley Tidwell and his service during WW11. He's buried in Henry Cemetery Cherokee County Texas. Google this guy, very interesting.