Friday, March 29, 2024 (Week 13)

April 2 in History

What happened on April 2 in history?

A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on april 2 in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened on april 2 in history.

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1982
Argentina invades the British-owned Falkland Islands.
1963
Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King begins the first non-violent campaign in Birmingham, Alabama.
1958
The National Advisory Council on Aeronautics is renamed NASA.
1944
Soviet forces enter Romania, one of Germany’s allied countries.
1932
Charles Lindbergh pays over $50,000 ransom for his kidnapped son.
1931
Virne “Jackie” Mitchell becomes the first woman to play for an all-male pro baseball team. In an exhibition game against the New York Yankees, she strikes out both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig.
1917
President Woodrow Wilson presents a declaration of war against Germany to Congress.
1917
Jeannette Pickering Rankin is sworn in as the first woman to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives.
1914
The U.S. Federal Reserve Board announces plans to divide the country into 12 districts.
1910
Karl Harris perfects the process for the artificial synthesis of rubber.
1865
Confederate President Jefferson Davis flees Richmond, Virginia as Grant breaks Lee’s line at Petersburg.
1801
The British navy defeats the Danish at the Battle of Copenhagen.
1796
Haitian revolt leader Toussaint L’Ouverture takes command of French forces at Santo Domingo.
1792
The United States authorizes the minting of the $10 Eagle, $5 half-Eagle & 2.50 quarter-Eagle gold coins as well as the silver dollar, dollar, quarter, dime & half-dime.