March 2nd in History

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March 2nd in History

1807: The U.S. Congress prohibits the importation of foreign-born slaves into the country.
1861: Tsar Alexander II, of Russia, signed the emancipation reform into law, abolishing serfdom in that country.
1882: Assassination attempt made on the life of Queen Victoria
1956: Morocco declares independence from France.
1958: Antartic crossed for the first time by Dr Vivian Fuchs
1970: Rhodesia gains independence
1986: The British Queen signs a proclamation giving Australia legal independence
1990: Nelson Mandela, anti-apartheid activist, elected deputy President of the African National Congress.

March 2nd birthdays

1760: Camille Desmoulins, French revolutionary.
1793: Sam Houston, Texan leader
1904: Theodore Geisel (aka. Dr. Seuss), American author.
1931: Mikhail Gorbachev, Former soviet leader
1931: Tom Wolfe, American author.
1942: John Irving, American author.