Tuesday, March 03, 2026

History for February 3

History for February 3 - On-This-Day.com
Matthew Ridgway 1895
  • 1690 - The first paper money in America was issued by the Massachusetts colony. The currency was used to pay soldiers that were fighting in the war against Quebec.
  • 1913 - The 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. It authorized the power to impose and collect income tax.
  • 1966 - The first rocket-assisted controlled landing on the Moon was made by the Soviet space vehicle Luna IX.
  • 1998 - Texas executed Karla Faye Tucker. She was the first woman executed in the U.S. since 1984.
  • 1998 - In Italy, a U.S. Military plane hit a cable causing the death of 20 skiers on a lift.
  • 2015 - The British House of Commons voted to approve letting scientist create babies from the DNA of three people.

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