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Birthday March 02, 1793 Sam Houston, Tx pres (1836-38, 1841-44) |
Birthday March 02, 1793 Sam Houston born |
Birthday March 02, 1810 Leo XIII, 256th pope (1878-1903) |
Birthday March 02, 1824 Bedrich Smetana, Czech composer (Bartered Bride, Moldau) |
Birthday March 02, 1829 Carl Schurz, Civil War gen |
Birthday March 02, 1876 Pius XII, 260th pope (1939-58) |
Birthday March 02, 1904 Dr. Seuss, Author (Horton Hears a Who!) |
Birthday March 02, 1909 Mel Ott, 1st NLer to hit 500 HRs |
Birthday March 02, 1917 Desi Arnaz, Cuba (Ricky Ricardo) |
Birthday March 02, 1919 Jennifer Jones, Okla |
Birthday March 02, 1931 Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet leader |
Birthday March 02, 1931 Tom Wolfe, journalist (Right Stuff) |
Birthday March 02, 1942 John Irving is born |
Birthday March 02, 1950 Karen Carpenter, Ct, drummer |
History March 02, 1776 The Siege of Boston |
History March 02, 1807 US slave importation forbidden |
History March 02, 1807 Congress abolishes the African slave trade |
History March 02, 1819 Ark territory organized |
History March 02, 1836 Tx declares independence from Mexico |
History March 02, 1836 Texas declares independence |
History March 02, 1840 Heinrich Olbers - discoverer of comets & asteroids - dies |
History March 02, 1853 Washington territory organized |
History March 02, 1861 Congress creates Dakota & Nevada territories |
History March 02, 1865 Battle of Waynesboro, Virginia |
History March 02, 1867 Congress abolishes peonage in NM |
History March 02, 1901 Hawaii's 1st telegraph co opens |
History March 02, 1917 Puerto Ricans become U.S. citizens, are recruited for war effort |
History March 02, 1917 Puerto Rico territory created - US citizenship granted |
History March 02, 1923 Time mag 1st published |
History March 02, 1929 Congress passes the Jones Act |
History March 02, 1929 Congress creates Court of Customs & Patent Appeals |
History March 02, 1943 The Battle of the Bismarck Sea |
History March 02, 1944 Train passengers suffocate |
History March 02, 1949 1st non-stop - round-the-world airplane flight completed |
History March 02, 1949 1st automatic st light (New Milford - Ct) |
History March 02, 1958 1st surface crossing of the Antarctic continent is completed |
History March 02, 1962 Wilt Chamberlain scores incredible 100 pts in an NBA game |
History March 02, 1962 Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points |
History March 02, 1965 First Rolling Thunder raid conducted |
History March 02, 1966 Ford celebrates 1 millionth Mustang |
History March 02, 1967 Kennedy proposes plan to end the war |
History March 02, 1969 Soviet Union and Chinese armed forces clash |
History March 02, 1970 American Airlines 1st flight of Boeing 747 |
History March 02, 1972 Pioneer 10 launched for Jupiter flyby |
History March 02, 1972 Pioneer 10 launched to Jupiter |
History March 02, 1974 1st class postage raised to 10› from 8› |
History March 02, 1976 Walt Disney World's 50-millionth guest |
History March 02, 1978 Grave robbers steal Charlie Chaplin’s body |
History March 02, 1978 Soyuz 28 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Czechoslovakian) to Salyut 6 |
History March 02, 1980 3rd Islander scoreless tie - Penguins in Pitts |
History March 02, 1982 60th hat trick in Islander history - Bryan Trottier |
History March 02, 1985 Sheena Easton sets a Billboard chart record when Sugar Walls becomes a Top 10 R&B hit |
History March 02, 2005 Bush honors the Boston Red Sox |