History for February 3

History for February 3 - On-This-Day.com:
Horace Greeley 1811, Gertrude Stein 1874, Norman Rockwell 1894


James A. Michener 1907, Morgan Fairchild 1950, Nathan Lane 1956


1815 - The world's first commercial cheese factory was established in Switzerland.


1913 - The 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. It authorized the power to impose and collect income tax.


1927 - The Federal Radio Commission was created when U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signed a bill.


1941 - In Vichy, France, the Nazis used force to restore Pierre Laval to office.


1951 - Dick Button won the U.S. figure skating title for the sixth time.


1969 - At the Palestinian National Congress in Cairo, Yasser Arafat was appointed leader of the PLO.


1972 - The first Winter Olympics in Asia were held at Sapporo, Japan.


1998 - In Italy, a U.S. Military plane hit a cable causing the death of 20 skiers on a lift.