NATIONAL TAKE A CRUISE DAY
Get ready to set sail on February 3 because we're celebrating National Take a Cruise Day! This is the perfect time to start planning an epic voyage on the high seas. Whether you've been dreaming of taking a cruise or are a seasoned cruiser, we are encouraging you to use this day to explore and book your vacation aboard a cruise ship. #TakeACruiseDay
NATIONAL MISSING PERSONS DAY
On February 3rd, National Missing Persons Day focuses the country's attention long enough to recognize a missing person. #NationalMissingPersonsDay
NATIONAL WOMEN PHYSICIANS DAY
On February 3rd, honor the path that female doctors have paved since 1849 as we recognize National Women Physicians Day. #NationalWomenPhysiciansDay
FOUR CHAPLAINS DAY
On February 3rd each year, Four Chaplains Day honors four military chaplains from World War II who sacrificed their lives for fellow service members. #FourChaplainsDay
THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED DAY
The Day the Music Died Day on February 3rd remembers the unfortunate and untimely death of singers 22-year-old Buddy Holly, 17-year-old Ritchie Valens, and 28-year-old J. P. Richardson, aka: "The Big Bopper." These three artists died in an airplane accident on February 3, 1959, near Clear Lake, Iowa. Their pilot, Roger Peterson, also perished in the crash. #TheDayTheMusicDied
NATIONAL CARROT CAKE DAY
National Carrot Cake Day on February 3rd, celebrates one of America's favorite flavors of cake. In the carrot cake, we get to eat our cake and veggies, too! #NationalCarrotCakeDay
Coming on February 4, 2026
National Days
NATIONAL HOMEMADE SOUP DAY
NATIONAL HEMP DAY
NATIONAL SWEATER DAY
GIRLS & WOMEN IN SPORTS DAY
THANK A MAIL CARRIER DAY
NATIONAL CREATE A VACUUM DAY
Notable Birthdays for February 3
Samuel Osgood (1747-1813) - the first Postmaster General for the U.S. Post Office.
Joseph E. Johnston (1807-1891) - Senior military officer for the Confederate Army
Horace Greeley (1811-1872) - Journalist and founder of the NY Tribune.
Samuel Ryan Curtis (1817-1866) - Major General for the Union Army.
Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910) - First woman to earn a physician degree in the U.S.
Spencer Fullerton Baird (1823-1888) - Naturalist and first curator at the Smithsonian Institution.
George Thomas "Tige" Anderson (1824-1901) - Brigadier General for the Confederate Army.
Nathan George "Shanks" Evans (1824-1868) - Brigadier General for the Confederate Army.
Ranald MacDonald (1824-1894) - Explorer and educator who was the first person to teach English in Japan.
Charles Henry Turner (1867-1923) - Biolologist known for his study of insects.
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) - Famous painter.
Helen Stephens (1918-1994) - Olympic gold medalist in running.
Henry Heimlich (1920-2016) - Physician and inventor of the Heimlich Maneuver.
Stephen Ross (1944-2017) - Economist who created the arbitrage pricing theory.
Morgan Fairchild (1950-Still Living) - Award-winning actress.
Eric Lander (1957-Still Living) - Mathematician, geneticist, and founder of the Broad Institute of MIT.
Lee Crystal Sackett (1958-2013) - Drummer for Joan Jett and The Blackhearts.
Elizabeth Holmes (1984-Still Living) - Fraudster and founder of Theranos.
Memorable Events for February 3
1690 - The Massachusetts colony issues the first paper money.
1743 - Philadelphia establishes a "pesthouse" to quarantine immigrants.
1834 - Wake Forest University is established in North Carolina
1855 - Wisconsin Supreme Court declares U.S. Fugitive Slave Law unconstitutional.
1860 - Thomas Clemson becomes the first Superintendent of Agriculture.
1863 - Samuel Clemens uses his pen name Mark Twain for the first time.
1870 - Congress votes to ratify the Fifteenth Amendment, guaranteeing voting rights to
male citizens regardless of race.
1887 - Congress creates Electoral Count Act to avoid disputed national elections.
1913 - Congress votes to ratify the Sixteenth Amendment, authorizing the Federal government to impose and collect an income tax.
1917 - America enters WWI due to its unrestricted submarine warfare.
1933 - The first Interstate Legislative Conference takes place in Washington, D.C.
1941 - The Supreme Court upheld the Federal Wage and Hour Law then proceeds to set minimum wages and maximum hours.
1943 - Four chaplains drown after giving up their life jackets while a U.S. Army transport ship sinks.
1945 - The Air Force bombs Berlin.
1959 - A plane crash killing musicians Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, The Big Bopper, and the pilot happens near a field in Iowa.
1961 - The Air Force begins Operation Looking Glass by putting the Doomsday Plane in the air to protect the U.S. from bombers and missiles.
1995 - Eileen Collins becomes the first woman astronaut to pilot the Space Shuttle (Mission STS-63).
2009 - Eric Holder the first Black American Attorney General for the U.S.
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