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| About February 3rd is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 331 days remaining until the end of the calendar year (332 in leap years). February 3rd is Four Chaplains Day in the United States. Births 1862 - James Clark McReynolds, U.S. Supeme Court Justice 1894 - Norman Rockwell, painter, illustrator 1918 - Joey Bishop, entertainer ("Rat Pack" member) 1940 - Fran Tarkenton, Hall of Fame quarterback 1945 - Bob Griese, Hall of Fame quarterback 1962 - Marty Jannetty, professional wrestler 1965 - Maura Tierney, actress (NewsRadio) 1976 - Isla Fisher, actress, author (Wedding Crashers) 1990 - Sean Kingston, reggae singer, rapper Deaths 1468 - Johannes Gutenberg, invented the printing press 1874 - Gertrude Stein, author poet, feminist, playwright 1924 - Woodrow Wilson, 28th U.S. President 1959 - Buddy Holly, singer, songwriter 1959 - Ritchie Valens, singer, songwriter 1959 - J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, disc jockey, singer 1991 - Harry Ackerman, executive producer (The Partridge Family, Father Knows Best) 2009 - Millard Fuller, Habitat for Humanity International founder Events 1690 - The colony of Massachusetts issued the first paper money in America. 1815 - The first commercial cheese factory is founded in Switzerland. 1834 - Wake Forest University is founded. 1870 - The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution granting voting regardless of color is ratified. 1913 - The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, allowing the Federal government to impose an income tax. 1959 - Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson are killed when their plane crashed in Iowa. 1998 - Karla Faye Tucker is executed in Texas becoming the first woman executed in the U.S. since 1984. 2002 - The New England Patriots win their first Super Bowl with a 20-17 victory over the St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI. 2005 - Alberto Gonzales becomes the United States first Hispanic attorney general. 2007 - 135 people are killed in a Baghdad, Iraq in a market bombing. 2008 - The New York Giants defeat the New England Patriots by a score of 20-17 in Super Bowl XLII, bringing an end to the Patriots undefeated streak. |
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