"Also on this date: In 1870, the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, granting Black American men the right to vote, was ratified. In 1913, the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, providing for a federal income tax, was ratified. In 1917, the United States broke off diplomatic relations with Germany, the same day an American cargo ship, the SS Housatonic, was sunk by a U-boat off Britain (after the crew was allowed to board lifeboats)."
"In 1959, which would become known as the day the music died, rock n roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. The Big Bopper Richardson died in a small plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa. In 1966, the Soviet probe Luna 9 became the first man-made object to make a soft landing on the moon. In 1998, a U.S. Marine jet sliced through the cable of a ski gondola near Cavalese, Italy, causing the car to plunge hundreds of feet,"
Feb. 3 is the 34th day of 2026 with 331 days remaining. A 2015 Metro-North train collision with an SUV north of New York City killed six people and injured about 30. The 15th Amendment was ratified in 1870 granting Black men the right to vote, and the 16th Amendment was ratified in 1913 establishing a federal income tax. In 1917 the United States severed diplomatic relations with Germany as the SS Housatonic was sunk by a U-boat. In 1943 the SS Dorchester sank after a German torpedo, with about 230 survivors. Later notable events on this date include the 1959 musicians' plane crash, Luna 9's 1966 moon landing, the 1998 Cavalese gondola disaster, and a 2023 hazardous-material derailment near East Palestine, Ohio.
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