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'''February 3''' in history:
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* 1995: Astronaut Eileen Collins became the first woman to pilot a NASA spacecraft with the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery on a mission that lasted until February 11.
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* 1989: The repressive regime of Alfredo Stroessner, who had ruled [[Directory:Paraguay|Paraguay]] for 35 years, was overthrown in a military coup.
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* 1966: The Soviet space probe Luna 9 made the first survivable landing on the Moon and sent several television images of the surface back to the Earth.
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* 1959: A plane crash near Clear Lake, [[Directory:Iowa|Iowa]], killed the rock stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "Big Bopper" Richardson, as well as their pilot.
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* 1917: In response to the German announcement that it was resuming unrestricted submarine warfare, President Woodrow Wilson severed U.S. diplomatic relations with [[Directory:Germany|Germany]]; the [[Directory:United States of America|United States]] was soon to enter World War I.
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* 1821, Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to obtain (1849) a medical degree in the United States, was born in England.
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* 1468: Johann Gutenberg, the German goldsmith who is credited with the invention and development in [[Europe]] of printing from movable type, died.
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[[Category:February]][[Category:Days of the Year]]

Revision as of 19:11, 3 February 2008

February 3 in history:

  • 1995: Astronaut Eileen Collins became the first woman to pilot a NASA spacecraft with the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery on a mission that lasted until February 11.
  • 1989: The repressive regime of Alfredo Stroessner, who had ruled Paraguay for 35 years, was overthrown in a military coup.
  • 1966: The Soviet space probe Luna 9 made the first survivable landing on the Moon and sent several television images of the surface back to the Earth.
  • 1959: A plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, killed the rock stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "Big Bopper" Richardson, as well as their pilot.
  • 1917: In response to the German announcement that it was resuming unrestricted submarine warfare, President Woodrow Wilson severed U.S. diplomatic relations with Germany; the United States was soon to enter World War I.
  • 1821, Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to obtain (1849) a medical degree in the United States, was born in England.
  • 1468: Johann Gutenberg, the German goldsmith who is credited with the invention and development in Europe of printing from movable type, died.