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What happened in history on this day: February 3?
On February 3 in ...
- 1783 - Spain recognizes US independence.
- 1795 - Oliver Wolcott Junior takes office as US Treasury Secretary.
- 1809 - US Territory of Illinois is organized (including present-day Wisconsin).
- 1836 - Whig Party holds its first national convention (Albany, New York).
- 1855 - Wisconsin Supreme Court declares US Fugitive Slave Law unconstitutional.
- 1860 - Thomas Clemson takes office as first US superintendent of agriculture.
- 1865 - Hampton Roads Peace Conference, US President Abraham Lincoln and Stephens reach an impasse.
- 1870 - 15th Amendment (black suffrage) to US Constitution passes.
- 1887 - To avoid disputed national elections, US Congress creates Electoral Count Act.
- 1894 - First US steel sailing vessel, Dirigo, is launched, at Bath, Maine.
- 1899 - -16 degrees F (-27 degrees C), Minden Louisiana (state record).
- 1908 - US Supreme Court rules a union boycott violates Sherman Antitrust Act.
- 1917 - US liner Housatonic is sunk by German submarine; diplomatic relations are severed.
- 1927 - U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs into law the Federal Radio Commission.
- 1930 - William Howard Taft resigns as chief justice for health reasons.
- 1931 - Arkansas legislature passes motion to pray for soul of H L Mencken after he calls the state the "apex of moronia".
- 1933 - First interstate legislative conference in US opens, Washington DC.
- 1941 - US Supreme Court upholds Federal Wage and Hour law, sets minimum wages and maximum hours.
- 1945 - About 1000 American B-17 bombers of the US 8th Air Force attack Berlin, Germany. A reported 25,000 civilians are killed.
- 1950 - American Nuclear physicist Klaus Fuchs arrested on spy charges.
- 1956 - Autherine J Lucy is admitted to University of Alabama; suspended February 7 after a riot.
- 1959 - American Airlines' Electra crashes in New York's East River, killing 65.
- 1962 - US President John Kennedy bans all trade with Cuba except for food and drugs.
- 1964 - Black and Puerto Rican students boycott New York City public schools.
- 1965 - 105 US Air Force cadets forced to resign for cheating on exams.
- 1965 - Orbiting Solar Observatory 2 is launched into Earth orbit (552/636 km).
- 1966 - First operational weather satellite, ESSA-1, launched (US).
- 1972 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1973 - US President Richard Nixon signs Endangered Species Act into law.
- 1980 - Muhammed Ali tours Africa as US President Jimmy Carter's envoy.
- 1984 - Birth of first baby conceived by embryo transplant, in Long Beach, California.
- 1984 - Mattel announces it is selling its Intellivision video game business for US$20 million in cash to a group lead by Terrence Valeski, an executive of Mattel Electronics.
- 1984 - STS-41-B: Space Shuttle Challenger is launched on the 10th space shuttle mission.
- 1986 - US President Ronald Reagan announces formation of Committee on Challenger Accident.
- 1988 - The Democrat-controlled United States House of Representatives rejects President Ronald Reagan's request for $36.25 million to support the Nicaraguan Contras.
- 1993 - Federal trial of four police officers charged with civil rights violations in videotaped beating of Rodney King begins in Los Angeles, California.
- 1994 - President Bill Clinton lifts US trade embargo against Vietnam.
- 1994 - William J. Perry is sworn in as the United States Secretary of Defense.
- 1995 - US space shuttle mission STS 63 (Discovery 19) launches into orbit.
- 1997 - Carl Sagan Public Memorial at Ithaca, New York.
- 1998 - Karla Faye Tucker, age 38, is executed in Texas, becoming the first to be executed in Texas since the American Civil War.
- 1998 - A United States Military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying plane severs the cable of a cable-car.
- 2004 - The US Central Intelligence Agency admits that there was no imminent threat from weapons of mass destruction before the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
- 2005 - Alberto Gonzales wins Senate confirmation (60-36) as the USA's first Hispanic attorney general.
- 2008 - In Glendale, Arizona, the NFL's Super Bowl XLII is played. The New York Giants beat the previously undefeated New England Patriots with a 17-14 victory. Most Valuable Player is Giants' Quarterback Eli Manning. The telecast is viewed by 97.4 million Americans, a record for the Super Bowl and making it the second-largest TV audience, behind the MASH finale in 1983.
- 2009 - Spectrum Brands, maker of Ray-O-Vac batteries, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US.
- 2022 - Meta (parent company of Facebook) stock value drops 26.4% or US$230 billion, biggest one-day loss in history for a US company. The personal wealth of company president Mark Zuckerberg drops by about US$30 billion.
Births on February 3
- 1883 - Birth of Clarence Mulford in Illinois, USA; western writer (Hopalong Cassidy).
- 1890 - Birth of Charles [Andy] Correll in Peoria, Illinois, USA; actor (Calvin and the Colonel, Andy - Amos and Andy radio program).
- 1895 - Birth of Nick Kenny in Astoria, New York City, New York, USA; columnist/songwriter (Nick Kenny Show).
- 1907 - Birth of James A Michener in New York City, New York, USA; writer (Tales of the South Pacific, Centennial, Chesapeake, Hawaii, Space).
- 1910 - Birth of Nelson Case in Long Beach, California, USA; TV host (Trash or Treasure).
- 1918 - Birth of Joseph Abraham Gottlieb AKA Joey Bishop in The Bronx, New York, USA; comedian/talk show host (Joey Bishop Show).
- 1920 - Birth of Bibi Osterwald in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA; actress (Bridget Loves Bernie, The Imogene Coca Show).
- 1925 - Birth of John Fiedler in Platville, Wisconsin, USA; actor (Mr Peterson - Newhart).
- 1926 - Birth of Shelley Berman in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor/comedian (Son of the Blob, Love American Style, Boston Legal, Curb Your Enthusiasm, LA Law).
- 1929 - Birth of Russell Arms in Berkeley, California, USA; singer (Your Hit Parade).
- 1932 - Birth of Peggy Ann Garner in Canton, Ohio, USA; actress (Little Women, Daisy Kenyon).
- 1938 - Birth of Victor Buono in San Diego, California, USA; actor (Batman TV show, Wild Wild West TV show, Man from Atlantis, Untouchables).
- 1940 - Birth of Fran Tarkenton in Richmond, Virginia, USA; NFL quarterback (New York Giants, Minnesota Vikings).
- 1940 - Birth of Angelo D'Aleo in New York City, New York, USA; singer (Dion and The Belmonts - "I Wonder Why", "A Teenager in Love", "Where or When".
- 1941 - Birth of Bridget Hanley in Seattle, Washington, USA; actress (Here Come the Brides, Trial By Jury, Harper Valley PTA).
- 1941 - Birth of Carol Mann in Buffalo, New York, USA; golfer (LPGA Hall of Fame 1977, 1965 US Open).
- 1943 - Birth of Blythe Danner in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actress (Butterflies are Free, Huff, Will and Grace).
- 1947 - Birth of Melanie [Safka] in Astoria, New York, USA; singer/songwriter (Candles in the Rain).
- 1950 - Birth of Morgan Fairchild AKA Patsy McClenny in Dallas, Texas, USA; actress (Falcon Crest, Flamingo Road, Dallas).
- 1952 - Birth of Fred Lynn in Chicago, Illinois, USA; baseball outfielder (Boston Red Sox, California Angels, Baltimore Orioles).
- 1956 - Birth of Nathan Lane in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA; actor (Birdcage, Charlie Lawrence, Teacher's Pet, Encore! Encore! Timon - The Lion King, Mouse Hunt, One of the Boys, Frankie and Johnnie).
- 1958 - Birth of Joe Frank Edwards Junior in Richmond, Virginia, USA; Commander US Navy/astronaut (STS 89).
- 1959 - Birth of Thomas Calabro in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Michael Mancini - Melrose Place).
- 1960 - Birth of B J Jefferson in Dallas, Texas, USA; actress (Ronnie Laurance - Another World).
- 1961 - Birth of Keith Gordon in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Dressed to Kill, Legend of Billie Jean).
- 1962 - Birth of Michele Greene in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; actress (Abby Perkins - L.A. Law, The Unit).
- 1965 - Birth of Dorcas Wonsavage in Madison, Wisconsin, USA; cross country skier (Olympics-1994).
- 1965 - Birth of Kathleen Kimont in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Fraternity Vacation, Renegade).
- 1965 - Birth of Maura Tierney in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; actress (Lisa - Newsradio, E.R.).
- 1966 - Birth of Sean Patrick Wade in Houston, Texas, USA; New Zealand marathon runner (Olympics-1996).
- 1967 - Birth of Jason Morris in Scotia, New York, USA; half-middleweight judoka (Olympics-silver-1992, 1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Terry Bradshaw; US baseball outfielder (Saint Louis Cardinals).
- 1970 - Birth of Keith Carney in Providence, Rhode Island, USA; NHL defenseman (Chicago Blackhawks, Team US).
- 1971 - Birth of Eric Owens in Danville, Virginia, USA; outfielder (Cincinnati Reds).
- 1973 - Birth of Jim Campbell in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; NHL center (Anaheim Mighty Ducks).
- 1976 - Birth of Karen Bradley; Miss Rhode Island-USA (1996).
- 1977 - Birth of Maitland Ward in Torrance, California; actress (Jessica - The Bold and the Beautiful).
Deaths on February 3
- 1924 - Woodrow Wilson, 28th US President (1913-21), dies at his home in Washington at age 67.
- 1947 - Marc A "Pete" Mitscher, American Lieutenant-Admiral (WWII-Task Force 58), dies at age 60.
- 1959 - Death of Buddy Holly AKA Charles Hardin Holley at age 22 in a plane crash in Iowa, USA; rock singer ("That'll be the Day").
- 1959 - Richie Valens, rock vocalist ("Donna", "La Bamba"), killed in plane crash in Iowa at age 17.
- 1959 - Jiles Perry Richardson AKA The Big Bopper, rocker ("Chantilly Lace"), dies in a plane crash in Iowa at age 28.
- 1973 - Death of Eli M. Black, head of United Brands Company, at age 53, falling from 44th floor of Pan Am Building in New York City.
- 1989 - Death of John Cassavetes at age 59 of cirrhosis of the liver; actor/director (Husbands, Dirty Dozen, Johnny Staccato).
- 1998 - Karla Faye Tucker, age 38, is executed in Texas, becoming the first to be executed in Texas since the American Civil War.
- 2006 - Death of Al Lewis at age 95in New York, USA; actor (Grampa - The Munsters TV show, Leo Schnauser - Car 54 Where are You?).
- 2007 - Death of Billy Henderson, American singer (The Spinners) (born 1939).
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