It Happened February 3rd. . .
Sunday, February 3rd, 2008 by Marnie1690 - The first paper money was issued by the colony of Massachusetts.
1913 - The 16th Amendment providing for a federal income tax is ratified.
1959 - Singers Buddy Holly (b.1 1936) , Ritchie Valens (b. 1941) and J.P “The Big Bopper” Richardson(b. 1930) die in a plane crash on tour. Refered to as “the day the music died”
1994 - Air Force Lt. Col. Eileen Collins becomes the first woman pilot of the space shuttle Discovery.
2003 - Record producer Phil Spector is arrested for the shooting death of actress Lana Clarkson.