March 02

Tuesday 02, 2004:

War in Iraq: A United Nations report from the weapons inspection teams states that Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction of any significance after 1994, despite President Bush's objection to the contrary before the invasion.

Sunday 02, 2003:

2003 The first International Symposium on Taiwan Sign Language Linguistics is held at Chung Cheng University.

Saturday 02, 2002:

U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins, ending on March 19) after killing 500 Taliban and al Qaeda fighters, with 11 allied troop fatalities.

Monday 02, 1998:

Data sent from the Galileo spaceprobe indicates that Jupiter's moon Europa has a liquid ocean under a thick crust of ice.

Thursday 02, 1995:

Yahoo! is incorporated, establishing the Internet Portal as a model.

Monday 02, 1992:

Moldova joins the UN

Friday 02, 1990:

Nelson Mandela elected deputy President of the African National Congress.

Thursday 02, 1989:

Twelve European Community nations agree to ban the production of all chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) by the end of the century.

Monday 02, 1987:

1987- Chrysler acquires American Motors

Saturday 02, 1985:

1985- TV anime series Mobile Suit Z Gundum broadcasts its first episode in Japan.

Thursday 02, 1978:

Czech Vladimír Remek becomes the first non-Russian or non-American to go into space, when he is launched aboard Soyuz 28.

Thursday 02, 1972:

The Pioneer 10 spaceprobe is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida with a mission to explore the outer planets.

Sunday 02, 1969:

Soviet and Chinese forces clash at a border outpost on the Ussuri River.

Saturday 02, 1963:

Release of Please Please Me in the United Kingdom, the first LP from The Beatles.

Friday 02, 1962:

In Burma, the army led by General Ne Win seizes power in a coup.

Monday 02, 1959:

Miles Davis holds the first recording session for Kind of Blue at Columbia 30th Street Studio in New York, NY.

Friday 02, 1956:

Morocco declares its independence from France.

Wednesday 02, 1955:

King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia abdicates the throne in favor of his father, King Norodom Suramarit.

Wednesday 02, 1949:

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.

Saturday 02, 1946:

Ho Chi Minh is elected the President of North Vietnam.

Tuesday 02, 1943:

United States and Australian forces sink Japanese convoy ships.

Thursday 02, 1939:

Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli is elected Pope and takes the name Pius XII.

Thursday 02, 1933:

King Kong premieres in New York City.

Sunday 02, 1919:

The first Communist International meets in Moscow.

Friday 02, 1917:

1917 - Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the throne in favor of his brother Michael.

Monday 02, 1903:

In New York City the Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women.

Saturday 02, 1901:

The U.S. Congress passes the Platt amendment, limiting the autonomy of Cuba as a condition for the withdrawal of American troops.

Thursday 02, 1899:

In Washington State, USA, Mount Rainier National Park is established.

Friday 02, 1888:

The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.

Friday 02, 1877:

U.S. presidential election, 1876: 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 (Reconstruction ends).

Saturday 02, 1861:

Emancipation reform of 1861 in Russia: Tsar Alexander II signed the emancipation reform into law.

Friday 02, 1855:

Alexander II becomes Tsar of Russia.

Wednesday 02, 1836:

Texas Revolution: Declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico.

Monday 02, 1807:

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."

Wednesday 02, 1791:

Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore machine in Paris.

Tuesday 02, 1717:

1717 - The Loves of Mars and Venus becomes the first ballet performed in England.

Thursday 02, 986:

Louis V becomes King of the Franks.

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