History this day: January 31, February 1,2,3 rd

January31: 1865: House of Representatives pass 13 th amendment- abolishment of slavery.

February 1: 1970: first black history month celebrated at Kent state U.

February2: 1882 Janes Joyce is born in Dublin, Ireland. He was mired for his books Ulysses and Finnegan s wake .

February 3: 2005: Alberto Gonzales becomes first Hispanic attorney general.

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