MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Today is Monday, February 3, the 34th day of 2014. There are 331 days left in the year.

1783 ― Spain recognizes U.S. independence

1815 ― World's first commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland

1867 ― Prince Mutsuhito, 14, becomes Emperor Meiji of Japan (1867-1912)

1919 ― League of Nations first meeting (Paris)

1930 ― Vietnamese Communistic Party forms

1962 ― President Kennedy bans all trade with Cuba except for food and drugs

1966 ― First soft landing on the Moon (Soviet Luna 9)

1969 ― The Palestine National Congress appointed Yasser Arafat head of PLO

1994 ― President Bill Clinton lifts U.S. trade embargo against Vietnam

1998 ― Stamps commemorating Princess Diana go on sale across Britain