February 3 - This 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