On this day in history..

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Feb 03, 1690, The first paper money in America was issued by the Massachusetts colony. The currency was used to pay soldiers who were fighting in the war against Quebec.

 

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Feb 06, 1778, The United States gained official recognition from France as the two nations signed the Treaty of Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance in Paris.

 

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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 width="100%"><TBODY><TR class=mexContent><TD vAlign=top><SCRIPT>addMexJSContent('writeTodayHistory()','','','','0');</SCRIPT><SCRIPT>writeTodayHistory()</SCRIPT>Feb 07, 1882, The last bare knuckle fight for the heavyweight boxing championship took place in Mississippi City.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

 

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Feb 08, 1587, Mary, the Queen of Scots, was executed.

 

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Feb 09, 1825, The U.S. House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams president. No candidate had received a majority of electoral votes.

 

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Feb 25, 1793, The department heads of the U.S. government met with President Washington for the first Cabinet meeting on U.S. record.

 

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Feb 28, 1854, The Republican Party was organized in Ripon, WI.

 

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Mar 02, 1807, The U.S. Congress passed an act to "prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States... from any foreign kingdom, place or country."

 

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Mar 03, 1845, The U.S. Congress passed legislation overriding a U.S. Presidentýs veto. It was the first time the Congress had achieved this

 

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Mar 04, 1634, Samuel Cole opened the first tavern in Boston, MA.

 

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Mar 07, 1850, U.S. Senator Daniel Webster endorsed the Compromise of 1850 as a method of preserving the Union.

 

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Mar 08, 1790, George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address.

 

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Mar 09, 1788, Connecticut becomes the fifth United State.

 

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Mar 10, 1496, Christopher Columbus concluded his second visit to the Western Hemisphere when he left Hispaniola for Spain

 

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Mar 11, 1302, The characters Romeo and Juliet were married this day according to William Shakespeare.

 

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Mar 12, 1755, In North Arlington, NJ, the steam engine was used for the first time.

 

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Mar 13, 1639, Harvard University was named for clergyman John Harvard.

 

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Mar 14, 1900, In Holland, Botanist Hugo de Vries rediscovered Mendel's laws of heredity.

 

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Mar 15, 1493, Christopher Columbus returned to Spain after his first New World voyage.