| 1160 |
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Emperor Frederick Barbarossa hurtles prisoners, including children, at the Italian city of Crema, forcing its surrender. |
| 1238 |
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The Mongols take over Vladimir, Russia. |
| 1690 |
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The first paper money in America is issued in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. |
| 1783 |
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Spain recognizes United States’ independence. |
| 1904 |
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Colombian troops clash with U.S. Marines in Panama. |
| 1908 |
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The U.S. Supreme Court rules that union-sponsored boycotts are illegal, and applies the Sherman Antitrust Act to labor as well as capital. |
| 1912 |
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New U.S. football rules are set: field shortened to 100 yds.; touchdown counts six points instead of five; four downs are allowed instead of three; and the kickoff is moved from midfield to the 40 yd. line. |
| 1917 |
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A German submarine sinks the U.S. liner Housatonic off coast of Sicily. The United States severs diplomatic relations with Germany. |
| 1920 |
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The Allies demand that 890 German military leaders stand trial for war crimes. |
| 1927 |
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President Calvin Coolidge signs a bill creating the Federal Radio Commission to regulate the airwaves. |
| 1943 |
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Finland begins talks with the Soviet Union. |
| 1944 |
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The United States shells the Japanese homeland for the first time at Kurile Islands. |
| 1945 |
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The Allies drop 3,000 tons of bombs on Berlin. |
| 1945 |
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The month-long Battle of Manila begins. |
| 1954 |
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Millions greet Queen Elizabeth in Sydney on her first royal trip to Australia. |
| 1962 |
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President John F. Kennedy bans all trade with Cuba. |
| 1966 |
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Soviet Luna 9 achieves soft landing on the moon. |
| 1971 |
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OPEC decides to set oil prices without consulting buyers. |
| 1984 |
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The Environmental Protection Agency orders a ban on the pesticide EDB for grain products. |
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Born on February 3 |
| 1809 |
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Felix Mendelssohn, German composer and pianist (Overture to a Midsummer Night’s Dream). |
| 1811 |
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Horace Greely, founder of the New York Tribune and abolitionist. |
| 1821 |
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Elizabeth Blackwell, first woman to get an MD from a U.S. medical school. |
| 1874 |
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Gertrude Stein, poet and novelist (Three Lives, The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas). |
| 1894 |
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Norman Rockwell, artist and illustrator who painted scenes of small-town America. Most of his work appeared in the The Saturday Evening Post. |
| 1898 |
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Alvar Aalto, Finnish architect. |
| 1907 |
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James A. Michener, novelist (Tales of the South Pacific). |
| 1909 |
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Simone Weil, philosopher, member of the French resistance in WWII. |
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