What Happened on Mar 2

Battle Of Nassau

The Battle of Nassau (March 2 – March 3, 1776) was a naval action and amphibious assault by American forces against British-occupied Nassau in the... Read more

Battle Of The Rice Boats

The Battle of the Rice Boats was a battle of the American Revolutionary War that took place in the Savannah River on the border between the... Read more

Battle of Fort Charlotte

On March 1, Gálvez sent a letter to Durnford offering to accept his surrender, which was politely rejected. Gálvez began setting up gun batteries... Read more

Battle of Walkerton - the Dahlgren Affair

Description: On February 28, Brig. Gen. Judson Kilpatrick left his encampment at Stevensburg with 4,000 picked men to raid Richmond. Col. Ulric... Read more

Mount Rainier National Park Created

President William McKinley signed legislation creating Mount Rainier National Park in central Washington. The nearly 365-square-mile area of... Read more

Dr. Seuss is Born

Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts to Henrietta Seuss and Theodor Robert Geisel. His father, the son of German immigrants,... Read more

"King Kong" Is Released

King Kong is a 1933 landmark black-and-white monster film about a gigantic gorilla named "Kong" and how he is captured from a remote lost... Read more

"Lost Horizon" Is Released

Lost Horizon is a 1937 film directed by Frank Capra starring Ronald Colman, Jane Wyatt and Sam Jaffe. It tells the story of a group of travelers... Read more

Eugenio Pacelli (Pius XII) elected Pope

The Venerable Pope Pius XII (Latin: Pius PP. XII; Italian: Pio XII), born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (2 March 1876 – 9 October 1958),... Read more

16th Academy Awards

The 16th Academy Awards, in 1944, was the first Oscar ceremony held at a large public venue, Grauman’s Chinese Theater. Free passes were given out... Read more

Balvano Train Disaster

Rescuers rushed to the tunnel in a locomotive. From inside came the sound of the stalled engines still puffing slowly; bodies were sprawled beside... Read more

Wilt Chamberlain Scores 100 Points Against the New York Knicks

Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game, named by the National Basketball Association as one of its greatest games, took place between the Philadelphia... Read more

Operation Rolling Thunder

Operation Rolling Thunder was the title of a gradual and sustained U.S. 2nd Air Division (later Seventh Air Force), U.S. Navy, and Republic of... Read more

"The Sound Of Music" Is Released

Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music is a 1965 musical film directed by Robert Wise and starring Julie Andrews in the lead role. The film... Read more

Fingers (film) is Released

Fingers is a 1978 drama film directed by James Toback. It features Harvey Keitel as a pianist who also works for his loan shark father as a... Read more

"Norma Rae" Is Released

Norma Rae is a 1979 film which tells the story of a factory worker from a small town in the Southern United States who becomes involved in the... Read more

Birth of Elizabeth Jagger, First Child to Mick and Jerry Hall

Elizabeth Scarlett Jagger (born March 2, 1984 in New York City) is an English model and actress. She is the daughter of Mick Jagger and his... Read more

"Repo Man" Is Released

Repo Man is a 1984 cult film directed by Alex Cox. It was produced by Jonathan Wacks and Peter McCarthy, with executive producer Michael Nesmith,... Read more

This Is Spinal Tap is released

This Is Spinal Tap (officially spelled This Is Spın̈al Tap, with a non-functional umlaut over the letter n — n-diaeresis — and a dotless letter i)... Read more

'You're Only Old Once! A Book for Obsolete Children' is Published

Among his later books were some on serious topics. In "The Butter Battle Book" (1984), he introduced young readers to the dangers of the nuclear... Read more

Aretha Wins "Best R&B Vocal Performance" Grammy

Aretha Franklin wins Grammy Awards for Aretha (Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female) and “I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me)” (Best R&B Performance by... Read more

Rodney King Pulled Over and Beaten by LAPD Officers

On the night of March 2, 1991, Rodney King and two passengers, Byrant Allen and Freddie Helms, were driving west on Foothill Freeway (Interstate... Read more

Living Colour release Stain

Stain is the third album by Living Colour. It was released on March 2, 1993, by Epic Records. It is the first album to feature bassist Doug... Read more

MST3K Ep. 705 - "Escape 2000"

An evil corporation wants to raze and rebuild the Bronx, and secretly attempts to kill its obstinate residents. A band of rebels fights back.... Read more

Dimmu Borgir releases Spiritual Black Dimensions

Spiritual Black Dimensions is the fourth studio album by Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir. It was released in 1999 by Nuclear... Read more