| 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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| On this day, January 29th
A popular Hollywood couple gets married in 1958 and President George W. Bush describes what he called an Axis of Evil on this day in 2002.
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| On this day, January 28th
A literary classic is published for the first time in 1813 and the Space Shuttle Challenger breaks apart shortly after lift-off on this day in 1986.
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| On this day, January 27th
On this day in 1825, the U.S. Congress approved Indian Territory in what is present-day Oklahoma in 1825 and the Red Army liberated the concentration camp Auschwitz in 1945.
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| On this day, January 26th
On this day in 1837, Michigan became the 26th state and Hindi became India's official language in 1965.
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