All Events

Historical Events on March 2

  • American Revolutionary War

    1776

    American Revolutionary War: Patriot militia units arrest the Royal Governor of Georgia James Wright and attempt to prevent capture of supply ships in the Battle of the Rice Boats.

  • World War II

    1941

    World War II: First German military units enter Bulgaria after it joins the Axis Pact.

  • World War II

    1943

    World War II: Battle of the Bismarck Sea: United States and Australian forces sink Japanese convoy ships.

  • John F. Kennedy

    1961

    John F. Kennedy announces the creation of the Peace Corps in a nationally televised broadcast.

  • Burma

    1962

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

  • Libya

    1977

    Libya becomes the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya as the General People's Congress adopted the "Declaration on the Establishment of the Authority of the People".

  • Nelson Mandela

    1990

    Nelson Mandela is elected deputy President of the African National Congress.

  • War in Afghanistan (2001-14)

    2002

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

  • Iraq War

    2004

    War in Iraq: Al-Qaeda carries out the Ashoura Massacre in Iraq, killing 170 and wounding over 500.

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Famous Birthdays on March 2

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Famous Deaths on March 2

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