What happend on 3rd February

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The Day the Music Died is remembered, marking the plane crash that claimed the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. Richardson in 1959.

1959

A plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, takes the lives of musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. Richardson, an event remembered as "The Day the Music Died."

1870

The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is officially ratified, extending voting rights to African American men.