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What happened in history on this day: March 2?
On March 2 in ...
- 1776 - Americans begin shelling British troops in Boston.
- 1799 - An Act of Congress establishes the value within the USA of coins of Great Britain, France, Netherlands, Denmark, Spain, and other countries.
- 1807 - US Congress bans slave trade effective January 1, 1808.
- 1817 - First Evangelical church building dedicated, New Berlin, Pennsylvania.
- 1819 - Territory of Arkansas is organized.
- 1819 - US passed its first immigration law.
- 1824 - US Interstate commerce comes under federal control.
- 1829 - New England Asylum for the Blind, first in US, is incorporated in Boston, Massachusetts.
- 1849 - Oregon Territorial Governor Joseph Lane declares Oregon City Mint act unconstitutional.
- 1853 - Territory of Washington organized after separating from Oregon Territory.
- 1861 - US Congress creates Dakota and Nevada Territories out of the Nebraska and Utah territories.
- 1861 - US Government Printing Office purchases first printing plant, Washington DC.
- 1861 - Congress authorizes interest-bearing notes, with terms of 60 days, two years, and three years.
- 1861 - The Morrill Tariff Act is passed, reversing the 1857 Tariff Act, increasing tariffs on imports.
- 1863 - US Congress authorizes track width of 4 feet 8.5 inches for Union Pacific railroad.
- 1865 - Freedman's Bureau founded for Black Education.
- 1865 - General Early's army is defeated at Waynesborough.
- 1867 - US Congress abolishes peonage in New Mexico.
- 1867 - Jesse James gang robs bank in Savannah, Missouri, one dead.
- 1867 - US Congress creates the Department of Education.
- 1867 - US Congress passes the first Reconstruction Act.
- 1868 - University of Illinois opens.
- 1877 - US Electoral College declares Rutherford B Hayes (Republican) US President despite Samuel J Tilden (Democrat) winning the popular vote (one electoral vote shy of victory).
- 1887 - American Trotting Association organized in Detroit, Michigan.
- 1893 - First US federal railroad legislation passes; requires safety features.
- 1899 - President William McKinley signs bill creating Mount Rainier National Park (5th in US).
- 1917 - Jones Act: Puerto Rico territory created, US citizenship granted.
- 1925 - Nationwide road numbering system and US shield marker are adopted.
- 1929 - US Congress creates Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.
- 1930 - First US indoor glider flight, Saint Louis Terminal Building.
- 1934 - Union Pacific tests light-weight high-speed passenger train in Omaha, Nebraska.
- 1938 - Landslides and floods in Los Angeles, California, USA cause over 200 deaths.
- 1939 - Massachusetts Legislature votes to ratify the Bill of Rights; 147 years late.
- 1943 - Sea battle in Bismarck Sea finishes, US and Australia win over Japan.
- 1945 - US 8th Air Force bombs Dresden.
- 1946 - Kingman Douglass becomes deputy director of US Central Intelligence Agency.
- 1949 - First automatic street light (New Milford, Connecticut, USA).
- 1949 - Lucky Lady II (US Air Force B-50 Superfortress) completes first nonstop round-the-world flight at Fort Worth Texas, covering 23,452-miles in 94 hours.
- 1962 - US President John Kennedy announces US will resume above ground nuclear testing.
- 1967 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1968 - US Air Force displays Lockheed C-5A Galaxy, biggest plane in the world.
- 1970 - American Airlines' first flight of a Boeing 747.
- 1970 - US Supreme Court rules draft evaders can not be penalized after five years.
- 1972 - Pioneer 10 launched for Jupiter flyby.
- 1973 - Cleo Noel, US ambassador to Sudan, is assassinated.
- 1974 - First class US postage raised from 8 cents to 10 cents.
- 1974 - Grand jury concludes US President Richard Nixon is involved in Watergate cover-up.
- 1976 - Walt Disney World welcomes its 50 millionth guest.
- 1977 - Bette Davis receives acting Life Achievement Award.
- 1985 - US approves screening test for AIDS.
- 1987 - Apple Computer introduces the expandable Macintosh SE, and open architecture Macintosh II with color graphics.
- 1987 - American Motors Corporation is acquired by the Chrysler Corporation.
- 1989 - Exxon Houston runs aground in Hawaii, spills 117,000 gallons of oil.
- 1990 - Greyhound Bus workers go on strike.
- 1991 - United Nations votes in favor of US resolutions for cease fire with Iraq.
- 1994 - Branch Davidian cult leader David Koresh promises to surrender if taped statement is broadcast; it is, but he doesn't.
- 1994 - Miami, Florida, begins a Latin Walk of Fame; first star for Gloria Estefan.
- 1994 - William Natcher (Representative-Democrat-Kentucky) casts his 18,401st and last consecutive vote.
- 1997 - Saudi Arab billionaire Prince al-Waleed bin Talal aquires 5 percent of Apple computer company.
- 2005 - President George W. Bush awards the nation's highest honor, the Congressional Gold Medal, posthumously to Jackie Robinson's widow. Robinson died in 1972.
- 2009 - The Standard & Poor's 500 stock market index drops below 700 for the first time since October 1996.
- 2009 - American International Group reports a US company record US$61.7 billion quarterly loss, equivalent to US$27.9 million per hour. The US government promises another US$30 billion of new capital, following 2008's commitment for $150 billion in aid.
- 2009 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes below 7,000 for the first time since May 1997, dropping 299.64 points, or 4.24 percent, to 6,763.29.
Births on March 2
- 1904 - Birth of Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA; author and illustrator of children's books (The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, Horton Hears a Who).
- 1905 - Birth of Marc Blitzstein in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; composer (Cradle Will Rock).
- 1911 - Birth of William Hansen in Washington, DC, USA; actor (Homebodies).
- 1913 - Birth of Marjorie Weaver in Crossville, Tennessee, USA; actress (Young Mr Lincoln).
- 1919 - Birth of Phyllis Lee Isley AKA Jennifer Jones in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA; actress (Farewell to Arms).
- 1930 - Birth of John Cullum in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; actor (Hamlet, Hawaii, Northern Exposure).
- 1931 - Birth of Tom Wolfe in Richmond, Virginia, USA; journalist/author (Right Stuff).
- 1938 - Birth of Simon Estes in Centerville, Iowa, USA; bass/baritone (Wonton, Don Carlos).
- 1939 - Birth of Barbara Luna in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Five Weeks in a Balloon, Gentle Savage).
- 1942 - Birth of John Irving in Exeter, New Hampshire, USA; writer (The World According to Garp).
- 1942 - Birth of Lou Reed [Louis Firbank] in Freeport, New York, USA; vocalist/guitarist ("Walk on the Wild Side", Velvet Underground).
- 1950 - Birth of Karen Carpenter in New Haven, Connecticut, USA; singer/drummer (The Carpenters - Close to You, We've Only Just Begun, Top of the World, Please Mr. Postman).
- 1950 - Birth of Matthew Laurance in Queens, New York, USA; actor/identical twin of Mitchell (Mel - Beverly Hills 90210, Ben - Duet).
- 1950 - Birth of Mitchell Laurance in Queens, New York, USA; actor/identical twin of Matthew (L.A. Law, Not Necessarily the News).
- 1951 - Birth of Cassie Yates in Macon, Georgia, USA; actress (Osterman Weekend, Dynasty, Simon and Simon, Barnaby Jones).
- 1952 - Birth of Laraine Newman in Los Angeles, California, USA; comedienne/actress (Saturday Night Live, As Told By Ginger, Seventh Heaven).
- 1955 - Birth of Dale Bozzio in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; rock vocalist (Missing Persons - "Destination Unknown").
- 1955 - Birth of Jay Osmond in Ogden, Utah, USA; singer (Osmond Brothers, Donny and Marie).
- 1956 - Birth of John Cowsill in Newport, Rhode Island, USA; rock drummer (The Cowsills - "We Can Fly").
- 1959 - Birth of Larry Stewart in Paducah, Kentucky, USA; country singer (Restless Heart - "Wheels").
- 1962 - Birth of Jon Bon Jovi [Bongiovi] in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA; rocker (Bon Jovi - "You Give Love a Bad Name").
- 1962 - Birth of Terry Steinbach in New Ulm, Minnesota, USA; catcher (Oakland Athletics).
- 1963 - Birth of Suzette Charles in Mays Landing, New Jersey, USA; replaced Vanessa Williams as Miss America (1984).
- 1965 - Birth of Ron Gant in Victoria, Texas, USA; outfielder (Saint Louis Cardinals).
- 1967 - Birth of Leo Gomez in Canovanas, Puerto Rica; infielder (Chicago Cubs).
- 1971 - Birth of Amber Smith in Tampa, Florida, USA; actress (Faithful, Funeral, Mirror Has two Faces).
- 1971 - Birth of James Hammerstrand in LaMesa, California, USA; volleyball middle blocker (Olympics-1996).
- 1975 - Birth of Arleen McDonald; Miss Mississippi-USA (1997).
- 1982 - Birth of Mike Nugent; American football player (New York Jets).
- 1982 - Birth of Ben Roethlisberger; American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers).
Deaths on March 2
- 1862 - Frederick West Lander, US Brigadier-General/poet, dies at age 40.
- 1971 - Charles W Engelhard; US silver multi-millionaire, dies at age 54.
- 1972 - Death of Bill Lawrence at age 56; news anchor (ABC), covered the White House through six US Presidents.
- 1973 - Cleo Noel, US ambassador to Sudan, is assassinated.
- 1982 - Philip K[indred] Dick, American author (Hugo-1963, Dr Futurity), dies at age 53 (born 1928).
- 1987 - Randolph Scott, American actor (Fort Worth, Gung Ho, Jesse James), dies at age 89 (born 1898).
- 1991 - Clark Mollenhoff, US journalist (Pulitzer Prize), dies.
- 1991 - James "Cool Papa" Bell, Negro baseball league great, dies at age 87.
- 1992 - Death of Sandy Dennis of ovarian cancer at age 54 in Connecticut, USA; actress (Guiding Light, Up the Down Staircase).
- 2005 - Death of Martin Denny at age 93 in Hawaii, USA; composer/pianist ("Quiet Village", "The Enchanted Sea", "A Taste of Honey", "Ebb Tide").
- 2007 - Five Bluffton University baseball players and the driver and his wife are killed in a chartered bus accident in Atlanta. The players, Zach Arend, David Betts, Scott Harmon, Cody Holp, and Tyler Williams, were en route to to Sarasota, Florida.
- 2022 - Death of Johnny Brown at age 84 in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Nathan Bookman - Good Times TV show).
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