| On this day, February 8th
On this day in 1969, the Boeing 747 made its maiden flight and Anna Nicole Smith was found dead in her Florida hotel room in 2007.
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| On this day, February 7th
On this day in 1940, Walt Disney's Pinocchio premiered and The Beatles kicked off their first American tour in 1964.
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| On this day, February 6th
On this day in 1935, the world was introduced to Monopoly and Elizabeth II became Queen of England in 1952.
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| On this day, February 5th
A Walt Disney classic is released in 1953 and Byron De La Beckwith is convicted of the murder of Medgar Evers on this day in 1994.
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| On this day, February 4th
George Washington is chosen to be the first President of the United States in 1789 and Patty Hearst is kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army on this day in 1974.
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| On this day, February 3rd
On this day in 1690, the first U.S. paper money was issued and Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and "The Big Bopper" were killed in a plane crash in 1959.
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| On this day, February 2nd
On this day in 1887, the first Groundhog Day was observed and Grand Central Terminal opened in New York City in 1913.
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| On this day, February 1st
On this day in 1790, the United States Supreme Court convened for the first time and Texas seceded from the U.S. in 1861.
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| On this day, January 31st
On this day in 1865, the U.S. Congress voted to abolish slavery and Scotch tape made its debut in 1928.
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| On this day, January 30th
On this day in 1933, Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany and birth-control pills went on sale in Great Britain in 1961.
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