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02 March, 2004
Voters in the U.S. state of Georgia vote on a referendum concerning its Confederacy-derived flag.
02 March, 2004
War in Iraq: Al Qaeda carries out the Ashoura Massacre in Iraq, killing 170 and wounding over 500.
02 March, 2003
The first International Symposium on Taiwan Sign Language Linguistics is held at Chung Cheng University.
02 March, 2002
U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins, (ending on March 19 after killing 500 Taliban and al Qaeda fighters, with 11 Western troop fatalities).
02 March, 1998
Data sent from the Galileo spacecraft indicates that Jupiters moon Europa has a liquid ocean under a thick crust of ice.
02 March, 1996
Establishment of Ranabima Royal College, Kandy, Sri Lanka.
02 March, 1995
Yahoo! is incorporated.
02 March, 1992
Uzbekistan joins the United Nations.
02 March, 1992
Moldova joins the UN.
02 March, 1991
Battle at Rumaila Oil Field brings end to the 1991 Gulf War.
02 March, 1990
Nelson Mandela elected deputy President of the African National Congress.
02 March, 1989
Twelve European Community nations agree to ban the production of all chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) by the end of the century.
02 March, 1987
Chrysler acquires American Motors.
02 March, 1978
Czech Vladimír Remek becomes the first non-Russian or non-American to go into space, when he is launched aboard Soyuz 28.
02 March, 1972
The Pioneer 10 space probe is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida with a mission to explore the outer planets.
02 March, 1970
Rhodesia declares itself a republic, breaking its last links with the British crown.
02 March, 1969
In Toulouse, France the first test flight of the Anglo-French Concorde is conducted.
02 March, 1969
Soviet and Chinese forces clash at a border outpost on the Ussuri River.
02 March, 1962
In Burma, the army led by General Ne Win seizes power in a coup.
02 March, 1962
Wilt Chamberlain sets the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association by tallying 100 points.
02 March, 1956
Morocco declares its independence from France.
02 March, 1955
King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia abdicates the throne in favor of his father, King Norodom Suramarit.
02 March, 1953
The Academy Awards are first broadcast on television by NBC.
02 March, 1949
Captain James Gallagher lands his B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II in Fort Worth, Texas after completing the first non-stop around-the-world airplane flight in 94 hours and one minute.
02 March, 1949
The first automatic street light was installed in New Milford, Conn..
02 March, 1946
Ho Chi Minh is elected the President of North Vietnam.
02 March, 1943
World War II: Battle of the Bismarck Sea - United States and Australian forces sink Japanese convoy ships.
02 March, 1941
World War II: First German military units enter Bulgaria after it joined the Axis Pact.
02 March, 1939
Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli is elected Pope and takes the name Pius XII.
02 March, 1937
The Steel Workers Organizing Committee signs a surprise collective bargaining agreement with U.S. Steel, leading to unionization of the United States steel industry.
02 March, 1933
King Kong premieres in New York City.
02 March, 1925
Secretary of Agriculture approves first list of United States Numbered Highways
02 March, 1919
The first Communist International meets in Moscow.
02 March, 1917
The enactment of the Jones-Shafroth Act grants Puerto Ricans, United States citizenship.
02 March, 1917
(Old Style) - Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the throne in favor of his brother Michael II of Russia.
02 March, 1903
In New York City the Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women.
02 March, 1901
The United States Congress passes the Platt amendment, limiting the autonomy of Cuba as a condition for the withdrawal of American troops.
02 March, 1899
In the state of Washington, USA, Mount Rainier National Park is established.
02 March, 1896
Ethiopia defeats Italy in the Battle of Adwa, marking the first victory of an African nation over a colonial power.
02 March, 1888
The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.
02 March, 1877
U.S. presidential election, 1876: Just two days before inauguration, the U.S. Congress declares Rutherford B. Hayes the winner of the election even though Samuel J. Tilden had won the popular vote on November 7, 1876.
02 March, 1867
The United States Congress passed the 1st Reconstruction Act
02 March, 1865
Second Taranaki War: The Volkner Incident in New Zealand.
02 March, 1863
The United States Congress authorizes track width of 4 ft 8˝ in (1,435 mm) for Union Pacific Railroad
02 March, 1861
Nevada Territory and Dakota Territory are organized as political divisions of the United States.
02 March, 1861
Emancipation reform of 1861 in Russia: Tsar Alexander II signed the emancipation reform into law, abolishing Russian serfdom.
02 March, 1855
Alexander II becomes Tsar of Russia.
02 March, 1836
Texas Revolution: Declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico.
02 March, 1815
Signing of Kandyan treaty by British invaders and Sri Lankan King.
02 March, 1808
The inaugural meeting of the Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, was held in Edinburgh.

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