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02-02-2011, 09:32 PM
jseal
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February 3rd
1809
~
Birthday of Felix Mendelssohn, Composer.
1870
~
The
15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
was ratified.
1874
~
Birthday of
Gertrude Stein
, Writer.
1894
~
Birthday of Norman Rockwell, Illustrator.
1907
~
Birthday of James Michener, American author.
1917
~
The
U.S. broke off diplomatic relations with Germany
after Germany announced a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare.
1947
~
You want
winter weather
? You want
COLD
?
Snag, Yukon recorded a temperature of -62.8°C,
the lowest official temperature ever measured in Canada
.
1947
~
Birthday of
Melanie Safka
, Singer.
1959
~
Rock 'n' Roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper died in a plane crash. Don McLean immortalized the tragedy in “
American Pie
”.
1966
~
The Soviet Luna 9 spacecraft made
the first controlled landing on the Moon
.
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