What Happened on Jan 2
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Battle Of The Assunpink Creek
The Battle of the Assunpink Creek also known as The Second Battle of Trenton was an American victory that took place on January 2, 1777, during the... Read more
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Georgia Ratifies the US Constitution and is the 4th State Admitted to the Union
Wednesday, January the second, one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight: To all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting. Whereas the... Read more
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Douglass Delivers Speech at the World's Fair
We should not forget that the freedom you and I enjoy to-day… is largely due to the brave stand taken by the black sons, of Haiti ninety years... Read more
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The 5th Marine Regiment, United States Marines Corps, Withdraws From Nicaragua
On January 2, 1933, the 5th Marine Regiment, United States Marines Corps, withdrew from Nicaragua. It trained and left behind a powerful National... Read more
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Llandaff Cathedral is Badly Damaged by a German Bomb During the Cardiff Blitz
On the evening of 2 January 1941 during World War II the cathedral was severely damaged when a landmine was dropped near it during the Cardiff... Read more
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The Milch Trial: The United States of America vs. Erhard Milch
The Milch Trial (or officially, The United States of America vs. Erhard Milch) was the second of the twelve trials for war crimes the U.S.... Read more
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Battle of Ap Bac
The Battle of Ap Bac was a small-scale battle early in the Vietnam War which resulted in the first major combat victory by the Viet Cong against... Read more
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Operation Bolo
Operation Bolo was a famous air battle fought in the skies of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on January 2, 1967, during the Vietnam War, and in... Read more
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Elvis Presley releases Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old)
"Elvis Country" (I'm 10,000 Years Old) is the thirty-seventh studio album by Elvis Presley, released on RCA Records (LSP 44600 in January 1971.... Read more
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Ibrox Disaster
Sixty-six football supporters have been killed following a match between Old Firm rivals Celtic and Rangers at the Ibrox Park stadium in... Read more
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AM Chicago Airs
In 1983, Winfrey relocated to Chicago to host WLS-TV's low-rated half-hour morning talk-show, AM Chicago. The first episode aired on January 2,... Read more
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MST3K Ep. 107 - "Robot Monster"
(Shorts: Radar Men from the Moon, Part 4: "Flight to Destruction"; Part 5: "Murder Car") A low-budget flick about the last days of Earth, featuring... Read more
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New England Patriots defeat San Francisco 49ers, 21-7
Maybe the Patriots did try to approach yesterday's 21-7 win over San Francisco like any other game. But there was one interesting experiment --... Read more
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Sago Mine Disaster
The Sago Mine disaster was a coal mine explosion on January 2, 2006, in the Sago Mine in Sago, West Virginia, USA near the Upshur County seat of... Read more
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The Price Of Petroleum Hits $100 A Barrel
The price of petroleum as quoted in news generally refers to the spot price of either WTI/Light Crude as traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange... Read more
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Boston Celtics defeat Toronto Raptors, 103-96
Ray Allen scored 23 points, Rasheed Wallace added 16 and the Boston Celtics beat the Toronto Raptors 103-96 on Saturday night despite missing three... Read more
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Milwaukee Bucks defeat Oklahoma City Thunder, 103-97
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Bucks forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute helped limit Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant to 10 points in the second half and... Read more
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Minnesota Golden Gophers defeat Iowa Hawkeyes, 86-74
IOWA CITY — Had he attended the Gophers' 86-74 victory over Iowa on Saturday, former Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson would have had a reason to... Read more
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New Jersey Devils defeat Minnesota Wild, 5-3
It was like nothing changed. Friday, the second Jacques Lemaire blew his whistle to end the New Jersey Devils' practice, the door was open and... Read more