On this day …
February 3, 2015
- In 1690, the Massachusetts Bay Colony issued the first paper money in the Americas.
- In 1783, Spain recognized the independence of the United States.
- In 1809, the Territory of Illinois was created by the U.S. Congress.
- In 1834, Wake Forest University was founded.
- In 1870, the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, guaranteeing voting rights regardless of race.
- In 1913, the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, authorizing the federal government to impose and collect an income tax.
- In 1947, the lowest temperature in North America (minus-83 degrees) was recorded in Snag, Yukon.
- In 1959, musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “Big Bopper” Richardson were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.
- In 1998, Karla Faye Tucker was executed in Texas, the first woman executed in the United States since 1984.
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