Multiple choice general knowledge

Which one of the following events does not happen on 3rd February?

  1. The first US steel sailing vessel, Dirigo, launched, Bath ME in 1894

  2. World War I: The United States breaks off diplomatic relations with Germany a day after Germany announces a new policy of unrestricted submarine warfare in 1917

  3. New Amsterdam becomes a city (later New York NY) in 1653

  4. World War II: The Nazis forcibly restore Pierre Laval to office in occupied Vichy, France in 1941
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Explanation

New Amsterdam (later New York) received municipal rights and became a city in 1653, but this happened on February 2nd, not February 3rd. The other events listed - the Dirigo launch (1894), US breaking diplomatic relations with Germany (1917), and Laval's restoration (1942) - all occurred on February 3rd.

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