February 2 - The Day in History

February 2 : General Interest 1887: First Groundhog Day On this day in 1887, Groundhog Day, featuring a rodent meteorologist, is celebrated for the first time at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania... read more American Revolution 1781 : Nathanael Greene finds fortification at Steele's Tavern http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nathanael-greene-finds-fortification-at-steeles-tavern Automotive 1991 : Hurley Haywood in quest to win fifth 24 Hours of Daytona http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hurley-haywood-in-quest-to-win-fifth-24-hours-of-daytona Civil War 1803 : Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/albert-sidney-johnston-born Cold War 1949 : United States rejects proposal for conference with Stalin http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-states-rejects-proposal-for-conference-with-stalin Crime 1922 : Murder in Hollywood: A tale of vice and vixens http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/murder-in-hollywood-a-tale-of-vice-and-vixens Disaster 1847 : First Donner Party member dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-donner-party-member-dies General Interest 1943 : Battle of Stalingrad ends http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-stalingrad-ends 1971 : Idi Amin takes power in Uganda http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/idi-amin-takes-power-in-uganda 1980 : ABSCAM operation revealed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/abscam-operation-revealed Hollywood 1996 : Gene Kelly dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gene-kelly-dies Literary 1882 : James Joyce is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/james-joyce-is-born Music 1979 : Sid Vicious dies of a drug overdose in New York City http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sid-vicious-dies-of-a-drug-overdose-in-new-york-city Old West 1812 : Russians establish Fort Ross http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/russians-establish-fort-ross Presidential 1848 : Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/treaty-of-guadalupe-hidalgo-is-signed Sports 1876 : National League of baseball is founded http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/national-league-of-baseball-is-founded Vietnam War 1962 : First U.S. Air Force plane crashes in South Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-us-air-force-plane-crashes-in-south-vietnam 1970 : Antiwar protestors sue Dow Chemical http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/antiwar-protestors-sue-dow-chemical World War I 1916 : Zeppelin crashes into North Sea http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/zeppelin-crashes-into-north-sea World War II 1942 : Quisling becomes prime minister of puppet regime in Norway http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/quisling-becomes-prime-minister-of-puppet-regime-in-norway 1943 : Germans surrender at Stalingrad http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-surrender-at-stalingrad

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