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| Birthday January 02, 1647 Nathaniel Bacon, leader of Bacon's Rebellion of Va. (1676) |
| Birthday January 02, 1727 James Wolfe, commander of British Army at capture of Quebec |
| Birthday January 02, 1861 Helen Herron Taft, 1st lady |
| Birthday January 02, 1863 Lucia Zarate, became lightest known adult human (2.1 kg at 17) |
| Birthday January 02, 1920 Isaac Asimov, scientist-writer |
| Birthday January 02, 1922 Renata Tebaldi, lyric soprano |
| Birthday January 02, 1927 Gino Marchetti, NFL defensive end (Dallas Texans and Baltimore Colts) |
| Birthday January 02, 1927 Richard Belmont Ray, Democrat-Georgia |
| Birthday January 02, 1936 Roger Miller, singer (King of the Road) |
| History January 02, 1492 Reconquest of Spain |
| History January 02, 1776 Congress publishes the Tory Act |
| History January 02, 1776 1st revolutionary flag displayed |
| History January 02, 1788 Georgia is 4th state to ratify US constitution |
| History January 02, 1788 Georgia enters the Union |
| History January 02, 1811 First censuring of a U.S. senator |
| History January 02, 1863 Battle of Stones River concludes |
| History January 02, 1890 Harrison welcomes Alice Sanger as first female staffer |
| History January 02, 1893 World's Columbian Exposition opens in Chicago |
| History January 02, 1897 Stephen Crane's boat sinks |
| History January 02, 1905 Japanese capture Russian naval base at Port Arthur |
| History January 02, 1905 Russian fleet surrenders at Port Arthur |
| History January 02, 1917 Royal Bank of Canada took over Quebec Bank |
| History January 02, 1921 D eYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park opens |
| History January 02, 1923 Secretary Fall resigns in Teapot Dome scandal |
| History January 02, 1933 Bruins beat Rangers in NY 13-3 |
| History January 02, 1935 Bruno Richard Hauptmann went on trial for kidnap-murder of Charles |
| History January 02, 1936 1st electron tube described St Louis Mo |
| History January 02, 1942 Navy opens a blimp base in New Jersey |
| History January 02, 1942 28 nations at war with Axis pledge no separate peace |
| History January 02, 1942 Japanese occupied Manila |
| History January 02, 1955 President Jose Antonio Remon of Panama assassinated |
| History January 02, 1956 Sooners win 30th game in a row |
| History January 02, 1957 SF & Los Angeles stock exchanges merge |
| History January 02, 1958 Callas walks out of performance |
| History January 02, 1959 USSR launches Mechta 1st lunar probe & artificial in solar orbit |
| History January 02, 1962 Folk group The Weavers are banned by NBC after refusing to sign a loyalty oath |
| History January 02, 1963 Viet Cong are successful at Ap Bac |
| History January 02, 1967 U.S. planes down seven enemy planes |
| History January 02, 1968 Dr Christian Barnard performs 1st successful heart transplant |
| History January 02, 1971 Football fans crushed in stadium stampede |
| History January 02, 1972 Mariner 9 begins mapping Mars |
| History January 02, 1974 Nixon signs national speed limit into law |
| History January 02, 1979 30th Islander shut-out opponent - Glenn Resch 9-0 vs Vancouver |
| History January 02, 1980 Sherry Lansing named first female studio production head |
| History January 02, 1980 Carter reacts to Soviet intervention in Afghanistan |
| History January 02, 1981 The Yorkshire Ripper is apprehended |
| History January 02, 1982 Islanders start 23 undefeated home streak (21-0-2) 14 straight wins |
| History January 02, 1983 Ken Anderson of Cincinnati completes record 20 consecutive passes |
| History January 02, 1985 90th hat trick in Islander history - Brent Sutter |
| History January 02, 1986 191.66 million shares traded in NY Stock Exchange |
| History January 02, 2009 Rare Bugatti found in British garage |