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This Week in HistoryOn February 6, 1756...Vice President Aaron Burr was born On February 6, 1911... President Ronald Reagan was born On February 5, 1940... Frank Murphy was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Franklin D. Roosevelt On February 4, 1945... The Yalta Conference began to meet to discuss post-war plans. The conference included the heads of the three powerful nations at that time: President Franklin D. Roosevelt for the U.S.; Prime Minister Winston Churchill for the U.K.; Premier Joseph Stalin for the Soviet Union. On February 4, 1796... Samuel Chase was appointed to the Supreme Court by President George Washington On February 4, 1799... Bushrod Washington was appointed to the Supreme Court by President John Adams On February 4, 1801... John Marshall was appointed to the Supreme Court by President John Adams On February 4, 1947... Vice President James Quayle was born On February 3, 1870... 15th amendment ratified, granting voting rights regardless of race. On February 3, 1913... Federal income tax were born with the passage of the 16th amendment On February 3, 1924... Woodrow Wilson died On February 3, 1812... Joseph Story was appointed to the Supreme Court by President James Madison On February 2, 1790... William Cushing was appointed to the Supreme Court by President George Washington John Blair was appointed to the Supreme Court by President George Washington On January 31, 1893... Coca-Cola trademark registered for 'nutrient or tonic beverages' On January 31, 1938... Stanley Forman Reed was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Franklin D. Roosevelt On January 31, 2006... Samuel Anthony Alito was appointed to the Supreme Court by President George W. Bush |
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