December 2 - The Day in History

December 2 : General Interest 2001: Enron files for bankruptcy On this day in 2001, the Enron Corporation files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a New York court, sparking one of the largest corporate scandals in U.S. history... read more American Revolution 1777 : Philadelphia nurse overhears British plans to attack Washington http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/philadelphia-nurse-overhears-british-plans-to-attack-washington Automotive 2002 : Toyota's first hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles arrive in California http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/toyotas-first-hydrogen-fuel-cell-vehicles-arrive-in-california Civil War 1864 : Confederate General Gracie killed at Petersburg http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/general-gracie-killed-at-petersburg Cold War 1961 : Castro declares himself a Marxist-Leninist http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/castro-declares-himself-a-marxist-leninist Crime 1991 : Kennedy cousin rape trial begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kennedy-cousin-rape-trial-begins Disaster 1959 : Dam collapses in France, killing 412 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dam-collapses-in-france-killing-412 General Interest 1804 : Napoleon crowned emperor http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/napoleon-crowned-emperor 1823 : Monroe Doctrine declared http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/monroe-doctrine-declared 1859 : John Brown hanged http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-brown-hanged 1954 : McCarthy condemned by Senate http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mccarthy-condemned-by-senate Hollywood 1997 : Affleck and Damon's Good Will Hunting debuts http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/affleck-and-damons-good-will-hunting-debuts Literary 1793 : Coleridge joins the cavalry http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/coleridge-joins-the-cavalry Music 1972 : The Temptations earn their final #1 hit with "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-temptations-earn-their-final-1-hit-with-quotpapa-was-a-rolling-stonequot Old West 1845 : Polk affirms Monroe Doctrine http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/polk-affirms-monroe-doctrine Presidential 1823 : Monroe introduces bold new foreign policy http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/monroe-introduces-bold-new-foreign-policy Sports 1975 : Archie Griffin wins second consecutive Heisman Trophy http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/archie-griffin-wins-second-consecutive-heisman-trophy Vietnam War 1962 : Senator Mansfield pronounces American aid to South Vietnam wasted http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/senator-mansfield-pronounces-american-aid-to-south-vietnam-wasted 1963 : South Vietnamese leaders order a temporary halt to the strategic hamlet program http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/south-vietnamese-leaders-order-a-temporary-halt-to-the-strategic-hamlet-program World War I 1917 : Russia reaches armistice with the Central Powers http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/russia-reaches-armistice-with-the-central-powers World War II 1942 : Fermi produces the first nuclear chain reaction http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fermi-produces-the-first-nuclear-chain-reaction

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