March 2nd in History
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.
