March 2 Events |
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| March 2nd, 2008 (March 02 2008) | Event | Riots in Yerevan, Armenia concerning the Armenian presidential election, 2008 come to a fatal end, with police forces clashing with civilians in their peaceful protest, resulting in 8 deaths. | |
| March 2nd, 2004 (March 02 2004) | Event | Voters in the U.S. state of Georgia vote on a referendum concerning its Confederacy-derived flag. | |
| March 2nd, 2004 (March 02 2004) | Event | War in Iraq: Al Qaeda carries out the Ashoura Massacre in Iraq, killing 170 and wounding over 500. | |
| March 2nd, 2003 (March 02 2003) | Event | The first International Symposium on Taiwan Sign Language Linguistics is held at Chung Cheng University. | |
| March 2nd, 2002 (March 02 2002) | Event | U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins, (ending on March 19 after killing 500 Taliban and al Qaeda fighters, with 11 Western troop fatalities). | |
| March 2nd, 1998 (March 02 1998) | Event | Data sent from the Galileo spacecraft indicates that Jupiter s moon Europa has a liquid ocean under a thick crust of ice. | |
| March 2nd, 1992 (March 02 1992) | Event | Moldova joins the United Nations. | |
| March 2nd, 1991 (March 02 1991) | Event | Battle at Rumaila Oil Field brings end to the 1991 Gulf War. | |
| March 2nd, 1990 (March 02 1990) | Event | Nelson Mandela elected deputy President of the African National Congress. | Nelson Mandela Quotes |
| March 2nd, 1989 (March 02 1989) | Event | Twelve European Community nations agree to ban the production of all chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) by the end of the century. | |
| March 2nd, 1978 (March 02 1978) | Event | Czech Vladimir Remek becomes the first non-Russian or non-American to go into space, when he is launched aboard Soyuz 28. | |
| March 2nd, 1972 (March 02 1972) | Event | The Pioneer 10 space probe is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida with a mission to explore the outer planets. | |
| March 2nd, 1970 (March 02 1970) | Event | Rhodesia declares itself a republic, breaking its last links with the British crown. | |
| March 2nd, 1969 (March 02 1969) | Event | In Toulouse, France the first test flight of the Anglo-French Concorde is conducted. | |
| March 2nd, 1969 (March 02 1969) | Event | Soviet and Chinese forces clash at a border outpost on the Ussuri River. | |
| March 2nd, 1962 (March 02 1962) | Event | In Burma, the army led by General Ne Win seizes power in a coup. | |
| March 2nd, 1962 (March 02 1962) | Event | Wilt Chamberlain sets the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association by tallying 100 points. | |
| March 2nd, 1956 (March 02 1956) | Event | Morocco declares its independence from France. | |
| March 2nd, 1955 (March 02 1955) | Event | King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia abdicates the throne in favor of his father, King Norodom Suramarit. | |
| March 2nd, 1953 (March 02 1953) | Event | The Academy Awards are first broadcast on television by NBC. | |
| March 2nd, 1949 (March 02 1949) | Event | Captain James Gallagher lands his B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II in Fort Worth, Texas after completing the first non-stop around-the-world airplane flight in 94 hours and one minute. | Gallagher Quotes |
| March 2nd, 1949 (March 02 1949) | Event | The first automatic street light was installed in New Milford, Conn.. | |
| March 2nd, 1946 (March 02 1946) | Event | Ho Chi Minh is elected the President of North Vietnam. | |
| March 2nd, 1943 (March 02 1943) | Event | World War II: Battle of the Bismarck SeaUnited States and Australian forces sink Japanese convoy ships. | |
| March 2nd, 1943 (March 02 1943) | Event | 173 people die in the Bethnal Green Tube Disaster, London, the worst civilian disaster of World War 2. | |
| March 2nd, 1941 (March 02 1941) | Event | World War II: First German military units enter Bulgaria after it joined the Axis Pact. | |
| March 2nd, 1939 (March 02 1939) | Event | Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli is elected Pope and takes the name Pius XII. | |
| March 2nd, 1937 (March 02 1937) | Event | The Steel Workers Organizing Committee signs a surprise collective bargaining agreement with U.S. Steel, leading to unionization of the United States steel industry. | |
| March 2nd, 1919 (March 02 1919) | Event | The first Communist International meets in Moscow. | |
| March 2nd, 1917 (March 02 1917) | Event | The enactment of the Jones-Shafroth Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship. | |
| March 2nd, 1917 (March 02 1917) | Event | (Old Style)Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the throne in favor of his brother Michael II of Russia. | |
| March 2nd, 1903 (March 02 1903) | Event | In New York City the Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women. | Martha Washington Quotes |
| March 2nd, 1901 (March 02 1901) | Event | The United States Congress passes the Platt amendment, limiting the autonomy of Cuba as a condition for the withdrawal of American troops. | |
| March 2nd, 1899 (March 02 1899) | Event | In the state of Washington, USA, Mount Rainier National Park is established. | |
| March 2nd, 1896 (March 02 1896) | Event | Ethiopia defeats Italy in the Battle of Adwa, marking the first victory of an African nation over a colonial power. | |
| March 2nd, 1888 (March 02 1888) | Event | The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace. | |
| March 2nd, 1877 (March 02 1877) | Event | U.S. presidential election, 1876: Just two days before inauguration, the U.S. Congress declares Rutherford B. Hayes the winner of the election even though Samuel J. Tilden had won the popular vote on November 7, 1876. | Rutherford B. Hayes Quotes |
| March 2nd, 1867 (March 02 1867) | Event | The United States Congress passed the 1st Reconstruction Act | |
| March 2nd, 1865 (March 02 1865) | Event | Second Taranaki War: The Volkner Incident in New Zealand. | |
| March 2nd, 1863 (March 02 1863) | Event | The United States Congress authorizes track width of 4 ft 8? in (1,435 mm) for Union Pacific Railroad | |
| March 2nd, 1861 (March 02 1861) | Event | Nevada Territory and Dakota Territory are organized as political divisions of the United States. | |
| March 2nd, 1861 (March 02 1861) | Event | Emancipation reform of 1861 in Russia: Tsar Alexander II signed the emancipation reform into law, abolishing Russian serfdom. | |
| March 2nd, 1855 (March 02 1855) | Event | Alexander II becomes Tsar of Russia. | |
| March 2nd, 1842 (March 02 1842) | Event | The Grand National steeplechase at Aintree near Liverpool England is won by Gaylad, ridden by Tom Olliver. | |
| March 2nd, 1836 (March 02 1836) | Event | Texas Revolution: Declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico. | |
| March 2nd, 1815 (March 02 1815) | Event | Signing of Kandyan treaty by British invaders and Sri Lankan King. | |
| March 2nd, 1808 (March 02 1808) | Event | The inaugural meeting of the Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, was held in Edinburgh. | |
| March 2nd, 1807 (March 02 1807) | Event | The U.S. Congress passes an act to "prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States... from any foreign kingdom, place, or country." | |
| March 2nd, 1791 (March 02 1791) | Event | Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore machine in Paris. | |
| March 2nd, 1717 (March 02 1717) | Event | The Loves of Mars and Venus becomes the first ballet performed in England. | |
| March 2nd, 1127 (March 02 1127) | Event | Assassination of Charles the Good, Count of Flanders. | |
| March 2nd, 0986 (March 02 0986) | Event | Louis V becomes King of the Franks. | |
