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Today in History: February 6, Queen Elizabeth II takes throne after death of father King George VI

Today in History: February 5, Senate acquits Donald Trump in first impeachment

Today in History: February 4, Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin begin World War II Yalta conference

Today in History: February 3, the day the music died

Today in History: February 2, ‘American Sniper’ Chris Kyle killed

Black History Month offers chance to learn more about DC-based icons

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Today in History: February 1, space shuttle Columbia destroyed during re-entry

Today in History: January 31, US enters space age with launch of first satellite

Today in History: January 30, Hitler becomes German chancellor

Today in History: January 29, Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth become first baseball Hall of Fame inductees

Today in History: January 28, space shuttle Challenger explodes

Today in History: January 27, 3 astronauts die in fire during test of Apollo spacecraft

Today in History: January 26, Kobe Bryant, daughter Gianna and 7 others die in helicopter crash

Today in History: January 25, Jury convicts Charles Manson

Today in History: January 24, Apple begins selling the Macintosh

Today in History: January 23, 24th Amendment bans poll taxes in federal elections

Today in History: January 22, Supreme Court declares right to abortion with Roe v Wade

Today in History: January 21, Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision

Today in History: January 20, Franklin Roosevelt inaugurated on new, earlier date

Today in History: January 19, Lucille Ball gives birth, on TV and in real life

Today in History: January 18, Captain Cook reaches Hawaii

Today in History: January 17, Eisenhower warns of ‘military-industrial complex’

Using your windshield wipers in the snow? You have this inventor to thank

Today in History: January 16, Caesar Augustus declared Roman emperor