What is February 3?
{{calendar}} {{day}} ==Events== === Up to 1900 === * [[1112]] &ndash; [[Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona]] and [[Douce I, Countess of Provence]] marry, uniting the fortunes of the two states. * [[1377]] &ndash; Over 2,000 people in [[Cesena]], [[Italy]] are killed by [[Pope|Papal]] troops. * [[1488]] &ndash; [[Bartolomeu Dias]] of [[Portugal]] lands at Mossel Bay in present-day [[South Africa]], having become the first [[Europe]]an to travel round the [[Cape of Good Hope]]. * [[1690]] &ndash; The [[Massachusetts Bay Colony|colony of Massachusetts]] issues the first [[Money|paper money]] in [[The Americas|America]]. * [[1781]] &ndash; British forces seize the Dutch-owned [[Caribbean]] [[island]] of [[Sint Eustatius]]. * [[1783]] &ndash; [[American Revolutionary War]]: [[Spain]] recognizes [[United States]] independence. * [[1809]] &ndash; [[Illinois]] Territory is created. * [[1815]] &ndash; The first commercial [[cheese]] factory is founded ([[Switzerland]]). * [[1830]] &ndash; [[Greece]]'s sovereignty is confirmed by the [[London]] Protocol. * [[1870]] &ndash; The [[United States Constitution|15th Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution]] is passed. * [[1900]] &ndash; [[Governor]] of [[Kentucky]] [[William Goebel]] dies four days after being shot, and three days after being sworn in to office. === 1901 &ndash; 2000 === * [[1908]] &ndash; The [[Panathinaikos]] Sports Club is founded in [[Athens]]. * [[1913]] &ndash; The [[United States Constitution#Amendments|16th Amendment to the United States Constitution]] is ratified. It lets the Federal government create and collect [[income tax]]. * [[1916]] &ndash; [[Parliament]] buildings in [[Ottawa, Ontario|Ottawa]], [[Canada]] burn down. * [[1917]] &ndash; [[World War I]]: The [[United States]] breaks off [[diplomacy|diplomatic relations]] with [[Germany]] a day after Germany announces a new policy of [[submarine]] warfare. * [[1918]] &ndash; The [[Twin Peaks Tunnel]] in [[San Francisco]] begins service as the longest streetcar tunnel in the world, at