April 02

Friday 02, 2004:

Islamist terrorists involved in the 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks attempt a thwarted bombing of the Spanish high-speed train AVE near Madrid.

Sunday 02, 1972:

North Vietnamese soldiers of the 304th Division take the northern half of Quang Tri Province.

Sunday 02, 1865:

American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis and most of his Cabinet flee the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.

Thursday 02, 1801:

The British destroy the Danish fleet.

Monday 02, 1792:

The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint.

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