Birthday February 03, 1809 Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, composer
Birthday February 03, 1811 Horace Greeley, editor (told young men to go west)
Birthday February 03, 1821 Elizabeth Blackwell, 1st woman to get MD from a US Medical school
Birthday February 03, 1830 Robert Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury (C) & British P.M. (1885-1902)
Birthday February 03, 1842 Sidney Lanier, poet
Birthday February 03, 1874 Gertrude Stein, beloved by Hemmingway
Birthday February 03, 1894 Norman Rockwell, artist (Saturday Evening Post covers)
Birthday February 03, 1907 James A. Mitchner, U.S. writer (South Pacific & Hawaii & Space)
Birthday February 03, 1918 Joey Bishop, comedian
Birthday February 03, 1926 Shelley Berman, comedian
Birthday February 03, 1932 Peggy Ann Garner, in Canton Ohio
Birthday February 03, 1940 Fran Tarkenton, NFL quarterback (Minnesota Vikings)
Birthday February 03, 1943 Blythe Danner, in Philadelphia
Birthday February 03, 1944 Bridget Handley, in Budapest
Birthday February 03, 1947 Melanie (Safka), singer & songwriter
Birthday February 03, 1950 Morgan Fairchild, in Dallas Texas
History February 03, 1780 Early American mass murder changes common perceptions of crime
History February 03, 1781 Greene crosses the Yadkin with Kosciusko's boats
History February 03, 1809 Territory of Illinois organized
History February 03, 1820 Keats falls deathly ill
History February 03, 1864 Sherman's march through Mississippi
History February 03, 1865 Hampton Roads Conference
History February 03, 1869 Booth theater at 23rd & 6th opens in NYC (Romeo & Juliet)
History February 03, 1889 Belle Starr murdered in Oklahoma
History February 03, 1917 U.S. breaks diplomatic relations with Germany
History February 03, 1918 Twin Peaks Tunnel longest (11 -920 ft) streetcar tunnel begins service
History February 03, 1924 Woodrow Wilson dies
History February 03, 1944 U.S. troops capture the Marshall Islands
History February 03, 1945 Walt Disney's "The Three Caballeros" released
History February 03, 1945 Yalta Conference agreed that Russia would enter WWII against Japan
History February 03, 1950 Klaus Fuchs arrested for passing atomic bomb information to Soviets
History February 03, 1953 Cousteau publishes The Silent World
History February 03, 1955 Diem institutes limited agrarian reforms
History February 03, 1959 The day the music died
History February 03, 1959 The Music dies in an Iowa cornfield
History February 03, 1964 Meet the Beatles goes Gold
History February 03, 1966 Lunik 9 soft-lands on lunar surface
History February 03, 1966 Soviet Luna 9 1st spacecraft to soft-land on moon
History February 03, 1970 Senate Foreign Relations Committee opens hearings
History February 03, 1984 10th Space Shuttle Mission - Challenger 4 is launched
History February 03, 1989 John Cassavetes dies
History February 03, 1994 Clinton ends Vietnam trade embargo
History February 03, 1994 Clinton ends trade embargo of Vietnam
History February 03, 1998 Marine jet severs ski-lift cable in Italy
History February 03, 2002 New England Patriots win first Super Bowl
History February 03, 2006 World's Fastest Indian makes U.S. debut
History February 03, 2008 New York Giants upset New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII
February 03, 1809 Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, composer
February 03, 1811 Horace Greeley, editor (told young men to go west)
February 03, 1821 Elizabeth Blackwell, 1st woman to get MD from a US Medical school
February 03, 1830 Robert Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury (C) & British P.M. (1885-1902)
February 03, 1842 Sidney Lanier, poet
February 03, 1874 Gertrude Stein, beloved by Hemmingway
February 03, 1894 Norman Rockwell, artist (Saturday Evening Post covers)
February 03, 1907 James A. Mitchner, U.S. writer (South Pacific & Hawaii & Space)
February 03, 1918 Joey Bishop, comedian
February 03, 1926 Shelley Berman, comedian
February 03, 1932 Peggy Ann Garner, in Canton Ohio
February 03, 1940 Fran Tarkenton, NFL quarterback (Minnesota Vikings)
February 03, 1943 Blythe Danner, in Philadelphia
February 03, 1944 Bridget Handley, in Budapest
February 03, 1947 Melanie (Safka), singer & songwriter
February 03, 1950 Morgan Fairchild, in Dallas Texas
February 03, 1780 Early American mass murder changes common perceptions of crime
February 03, 1781 Greene crosses the Yadkin with Kosciusko's boats
February 03, 1809 Territory of Illinois organized
February 03, 1820 Keats falls deathly ill
February 03, 1864 Sherman's march through Mississippi
February 03, 1865 Hampton Roads Conference
February 03, 1869 Booth theater at 23rd & 6th opens in NYC (Romeo & Juliet)
February 03, 1889 Belle Starr murdered in Oklahoma
February 03, 1917 U.S. breaks diplomatic relations with Germany
February 03, 1918 Twin Peaks Tunnel longest (11 -920 ft) streetcar tunnel begins service
February 03, 1924 Woodrow Wilson dies
February 03, 1944 U.S. troops capture the Marshall Islands
February 03, 1945 Walt Disney's "The Three Caballeros" released
February 03, 1945 Yalta Conference agreed that Russia would enter WWII against Japan
February 03, 1950 Klaus Fuchs arrested for passing atomic bomb information to Soviets
February 03, 1953 Cousteau publishes The Silent World
February 03, 1955 Diem institutes limited agrarian reforms
February 03, 1959 The day the music died
February 03, 1959 The Music dies in an Iowa cornfield
February 03, 1964 Meet the Beatles goes Gold
February 03, 1966 Lunik 9 soft-lands on lunar surface
February 03, 1966 Soviet Luna 9 1st spacecraft to soft-land on moon
February 03, 1970 Senate Foreign Relations Committee opens hearings
February 03, 1984 10th Space Shuttle Mission - Challenger 4 is launched
February 03, 1989 John Cassavetes dies
February 03, 1994 Clinton ends Vietnam trade embargo
February 03, 1994 Clinton ends trade embargo of Vietnam
February 03, 1998 Marine jet severs ski-lift cable in Italy
February 03, 2002 New England Patriots win first Super Bowl
February 03, 2006 World's Fastest Indian makes U.S. debut
February 03, 2008 New York Giants upset New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII