February 3 - The Day in History

February 3 : General Interest 2005: Gonzales becomes first Hispanic U.S. attorney general On February 3, 2005, Alberto Gonzales won Senate confirmation as the nation's first Hispanic attorney general despite protests over his record on torture... read more American Revolution 1781 : Greene crosses the Yadkin with Kosciusko's boats http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/greene-crosses-the-yadkin-with-kosciuskos-boats Automotive 2006 : "World's Fastest Indian" makes U.S. debut http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/worlds-fastest-indian-makes-us-debut Civil War 1865 : Possible peace is discussed at Hampton Roads conference http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hampton-roads-conference Cold War 1950 : Klaus Fuchs arrested for passing atomic bomb information to Soviets http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/klaus-fuchs-arrested-for-passing-atomic-bomb-information-to-soviets Crime 1780 : Early American mass murder changes common perceptions of crime http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/early-american-mass-murder-changes-common-perceptions-of-crime Disaster 1998 : Marine jet severs ski-lift cable in Italy http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/marine-jet-severs-ski-lift-cable-in-italy General Interest 1924 : Woodrow Wilson dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/woodrow-wilson-dies 1953 : Cousteau publishes The Silent World http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cousteau-publishes-the-silent-world 1959 : The day the music died http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-day-the-music-died 1966 : Lunik 9 soft-lands on lunar surface http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ilunik-9i-soft-lands-on-lunar-surface 1994 : Clinton ends Vietnam trade embargo http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/clinton-ends-vietnam-trade-embargo Hollywood 1989 : John Cassavetes dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-cassavetes-dies Literary 1820 : Keats falls deathly ill http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/keats-falls-deathly-ill Music 1959 : The Music dies in an Iowa cornfield http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-music-dies-in-an-iowa-cornfield Old West 1889 : Belle Starr murdered in Oklahoma http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/belle-starr-murdered-in-oklahoma Presidential 1994 : Clinton ends trade embargo of Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/clinton-ends-trade-embargo-of-vietnam Sports 2002 : New England Patriots win first Super Bowl http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-england-patriots-win-first-super-bowl 2008 : New York Giants upset New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-york-giants-upset-new-england-patriots-in-super-bowl-xlii Vietnam War 1955 : Diem institutes limited agrarian reforms http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/diem-institutes-limited-agrarian-reforms 1970 : Senate Foreign Relations Committee opens hearings http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/senate-foreign-relations-committee-opens-hearings World War I 1917 : U.S. breaks diplomatic relations with Germany http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-breaks-diplomatic-relations-with-germany World War II 1944 : U.S. troops capture the Marshall Islands http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-troops-capture-the-marshall-islands

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