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DECEMBER 2, 1886
Edith Carow married Theodore Roosevelt, the future 26th president of the United States, at St George's, Hanover Square, London.
Edith Kermit Roosevelt was the second wife of President Theodore Roosevelt and the first lady of the United States from 1901 to Read More
DECEMBER 2, 1950
Korean War: UN forces began a retreat from North Korea following defeat at the Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River.
The Korean War was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea and South Korea and their allies. North Read More
DECEMBER 2, 1962
Returning from a fact-finding mission, U.S. senator Mike Mansfield became the first American official to comment adversely on the progress of the Vietnam War.
Michael Joseph Mansfield was an American Democratic Party politician and diplomat who represented Montana in the United States House of Representatives from Read More
DECEMBER 2, 1943
World War II: The Luftwaffe conducted a surprise air raid on Allied ships in Bari, Italy, sinking twenty-eight vessels and releasing one ship's secret cargo of mustard gas.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all Read More
DECEMBER 2, 2015
In San Bernardino, California, a married couple carried out a mass shooting at a Christmas party before fleeing and dying in a shootout with police.
San Bernardino is a city in and the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States. Located in the Inland Empire Read More
DECEMBER 2, 1956
Cuban Revolution: The yacht Granma, carrying Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and 80 other members of the 26th of July Movement, reached the shores of Cuba.
The Cuban Revolution was the military and political movement that overthrew the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista, who had ruled Cuba from 1952 Read More
DECEMBER 2, 1942
Manhattan Project scientists led by Enrico Fermi initiated the first self-sustaining chain reaction in the experimental nuclear reactor Chicago Pile-1.
The Manhattan Project was a research and development program undertaken during World War II to produce the first nuclear weapons. It was Read More
DECEMBER 2, 2016
Thirty-six people died when a fire broke out at an illegally converted warehouse in Oakland, California, the deadliest U.S. building fire since 2003.
On December 2, 2016, at about 11:20 p.m. PST, a fire started in a former warehouse that had been unlawfully converted into an Read More
DECEMBER 2, 1954
The United States Senate voted of 67 to 22 to approve a resolution condemning Senator Joseph McCarthy who continued to serve in the Senate until his death two and a half years later.
The United States Senate is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the upper house, with the U.S. House Read More
DECEMBER 2, 2001
Less than two months after disclosing accounting violations, the Texas-based energy firm Enron filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, evaporating nearly $11 billion in shareholder wealth.
The Enron scandal was an accounting scandal sparked by American energy company Enron Corporation filing for bankruptcy after news of widespread internal Read More
DECEMBER 2, 1927
The Ford Motor Company introduced the second version of the Model A, its first new model in 18 years.
Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Henry Ford and Read More
DECEMBER 2, 1899
Philippine–American War: A 60-man Filipino rearguard was defeated at the Battle of Tirad Pass, but delayed the American advance long enough to ensure President Emilio Aguinaldo's escape.
The Philippine–American War, known alternatively as the Philippine Insurrection, Filipino–American War, or Tagalog Insurgency, emerged following the conclusion of the Spanish–American War Read More
DECEMBER 2, 1805
War of the Third Coalition: French forces led by Napoleon decisively defeated a Russo-Austrian army commanded by Tsar Alexander I at the Battle of Austerlitz (depicted).
The War of the Third Coalition was a European conflict lasting from 1805 to 1806 and was the first conflict of the Read More
DECEMBER 2, 1988
Benazir Bhutto (pictured) took office as Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head the government of a Muslim-majority state.
Benazir Bhutto was a Pakistani politician who served as the 11th prime minister of Pakistan from 1988 to 1990, and again from Read More
DECEMBER 2, 1852
Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte established the Second French Empire, declaring himself Emperor of the French as Napoleon III.
The Second French Empire, officially the French Empire, was the government of France from 1852 to 1870. It was established on 2 Read More
DECEMBER 2, 1989
The Malayan Communist Party and the Malaysian government signed a peace accord to end a 21-year communist insurgency.
The Malayan Communist Party (MCP), officially the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM), was a Marxist–Leninist and anti-imperialist communist party which was active Read More

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