Hoy en la Historia - 3 de Febrero
En 1809, Territory of Illinois organized
En 1864, Sherman's march through Mississippi
En 1869, Booth theater at 23rd & 6th opens in NYC (Romeo & Juliet)
En 1918, Twin Peaks Tunnel longest (11 -920 ft) streetcar tunnel begins service
En 1945, Walt Disney's "The Three Caballeros" released
En 1945, Yalta Conference agreed that Russia would enter WWII against Japan
En 1964, Meet the Beatles goes Gold
En 1966, Soviet Luna 9 1st spacecraft to soft-land on moon
En 1984, 10th Space Shuttle Mission - Challenger 4 is launched
Cumpleaños famosos
1809, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, composer
1811, Horace Greeley, editor (told young men to go west)
1821, Elizabeth Blackwell, 1st woman to get MD from a US Medical school
1830, Robert Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury (C) & British P.M. (1885-1902)
1842, Sidney Lanier, poet
1874, Gertrude Stein, beloved by Hemmingway
1894, Norman Rockwell, artist (Saturday Evening Post covers)
1907, James A. Mitchner, U.S. writer (South Pacific & Hawaii & Space)
1918, Joey Bishop, comedian
1926, Shelley Berman, comedian
1932, Peggy Ann Garner, in Canton Ohio
1940, Fran Tarkenton, NFL quarterback (Minnesota Vikings)
1943, Blythe Danner, in Philadelphia
1944, Bridget Handley, in Budapest
1947, Melanie (Safka), singer & songwriter
1950, Morgan Fairchild, in Dallas Texas

