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