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February 3, 1995
"Discovery" blasted off and Air Force Lieutenant Eilleen Collins became
the first woman in NASA history to pilot a space shuttle.
February 9, 1825
The US House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams president
after no candidate received a majority of electoral votes.
February 11, 1990
South African black activist Nelson Mandela was freed after twenty-seven
years in prison.
February 18, 1930
Pluto-- the ninth planet in our solar system was discovered.
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