What happened on March 2nd?
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| 1498 | Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama and his fleet reach the Island of Mozambique on their first voyage to India Learn more.. |
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| 1791 | Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore machine in Paris Learn more.. |
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| 1888 | Convention of Constantinople guarantees free maritime passage through Suez Canal in war and peace Learn more.. |
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| 1904 | Theodor Seuss Geisel who, under the pseudonym Dr. Seuss wrote and illustrated children's books, is born Learn more.. |
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| 1917 | The Jones-Shafroth Act made Puerto Ricans U.S. citizens Learn more.. |
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| 1930 | English novelist D.H. Lawrence died in Vence, France Learn more.. |
| 1931 | Mikhail Gorbachev, who instituted reforms that led to the end of the Cold War, is born Learn more.. |
| 1933 | The movie King Kong, with pioneering special effects by Willis O'Brien, has its world premiere Learn more.. |
| 1941 | Bulgarian Premier Bogdan Philoff tells the parliament in Sofia that the German 'mission' in Bulgaria is there solely to 'preserve peace in the Balkans' Learn more.. |
| 1942 | American musician Lou Reed is born Learn more.. |
| 1949 | The U.S. Air Force B-50A Superfortress, named Lucky Lady II lands at Carswell Air Force Base becoming the first non-stop flight around the world taking 94 hours and 1 minute Learn more.. |
| 1956 | Morocco proclaim independence from France, the sultan Muhammad V having formed its first government Learn more.. |
| King Hussein of Jordan sacks the British commander of the Arab Legion in an effort to strengthen his own position within the Arab world Learn more.. | |
| 1959 | Miles Davis records Kind of Blue, considered the best-selling and most influential jazz album in history Learn more.. |
| 1962 | A coup headed by Gen. Ne Win marks the beginning of one-party rule in Burma (Myanmar) and the political dominance of the military Learn more.. |
| American singer-songwriter, Jon Bon Jovi is born Learn more.. | |
| 1965 | The Sound of Music film is released in the United States, initially as a limited roadshow theatrical release Learn more.. |
| Operation Rolling Thunder begins Learn more.. | |
| 1968 | 6th Bond actor Daniel Craig is born Learn more.. |
| 1969 | The maiden flight of Concorde, taking off from Toulouse, France Learn more.. |
| 1970 | Rhodesia declares itself a republic, dissolving its last ties with the British crown Learn more.. |
| 1972 | Pioneer 10 starts its journey to Jupiter and beyond carrying a plaque designed by Carl Sagan, and Frank Drake in case it is intercepted by intelligent extraterrestrial life Learn more.. |
| 1973 | Vietnam peace treaty signed in Paris Learn more.. |
| 80 countries agreed to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) treaty outlawing trade in 375 species Learn more.. | |
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| 1991 | At least 19 people, including Sri Lanka's Deputy Defence Minister, Ranjan Wijeratne, are killed in a car bomb explosion in the capital Colombo Learn more.. |
| 1995 | Researchers at Fermilab in Batavia, Illinois, announced the discovery of the top quark, the sixth and most massive quark Learn more.. |
| 1999 | British singer Dusty Springfield, who had a hit with Son of a Preacher Man, dies at age 59 Learn more.. |
| 2000 | Former Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet heads home after being told the UK would not extradite him on torture charges Learn more.. |
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