The 2nd January in History 366 – The Alemanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers, invading the Roman Empire. 533 – Mercurius becomes Pope John II, the first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to the papacy. 1833 – Reassertion of British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands. 1942 – World War II: Manila, Philippines is captured by Japanese forces. 1949 – Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. 1955 – Panamanian president José Antonio Remón Cantera is assassinated. 1959 – Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, is launched by the Soviet Union. 1974 – United States President Richard Nixon signs a bill lowering the maximum U.S. speed limit to 55 MPH in order to conserve gasoline during an OPEC embargo. 1993 – Sri Lankan Civil War: The Sri Lanka Navy kill 35-100 civilians on the Jaffna Lagoon. 2004 – Stardust successfully flies past Comet Wild 2, collecting samples that are returned to Earth.
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 10:07:00 +0000
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