* 1943, the government announced the start of shoe rationing, limiting consumers to buying three pairs per person for the remainder of the year
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* 1984, space shuttle astronauts Bruce McCandless the Second and Robert L. Stewart went on the first untethered space walk
* 1984, space shuttle astronauts Bruce McCandless the Second and Robert L. Stewart went on the first untethered space walk
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* 2003, Tom Christerson, 71, the longest-living recipient of a fully
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* 2003, Tom Christerson, 71, the longest-living recipient of a fully self-contained artificial heart, died at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, [[Directory:Kentucky|Kentucky]], after 512 days on the AbioCor
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self-contained artificial heart, died at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, after 512 days on the AbioCor
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[[Category:February]] [[Category:Days of the Year]]