Historical Events for 4th February 2023

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1600 - Astronomers Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler meet for the first time near Prague
1846 - Mormons leave Nauvoo, Illinois, for settlement in the west
1855 - Soldiers shoot Jewish families in Coro, Venezuela
1922 - WGY-AM in Schenectady NY begins radio transmissions
1945 - Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin meet at Yalta in the Crimea to discuss the final phase of World War II
1982 - Indoor distance record for a paper airplane (47m) Tacoma Wash
1982 - Musical "Pump Boys and Dinettes" opens at Princess Theater, NYC; runs for 573 performances
1990 - NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: NFC beats AFC, 27-21; MVP: Jerry Gray, LA Rams, DB
1991 - Alex Trebek becomes first person to host three American game shows at the same time (Jeopardy!, Classic Concentration, To Tell the Truth)
2014 - Same-sex marriage is legalized in Scotland

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