Important Events on December the 2nd
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
, Posted by Linda at 5:41 PM
 | 1804 - Napoleon becomes 1st French emperor placing crown on his own head |
| 1805 - Napoleon defeats Russians & Austrians at Austerlitz |
| 1816 - 1st savings bank in US opens as Phila Savings Fund Society |
| 1822 - In San Salvador a congress proposes incorporation into US |
| 1823 - Pres Monroe declares his doctrine |
| 1852 - French monarchy restored; Louis Napoleon becomes emperor |
| 1859 - John Brown hung |
| 1899 - US & Germany agree to divide Samoa between them |
| 1927 - 1st Model A Fords sold for $385 |
| 1942 - 1st controlled nuclear reaction at University of Chicago |
| 1952 - 1st human birth televised to public Denver Co |
| 1954 - US Senate censures Joe McCarthy for his conduct |
| 1957 - 1st full-scale atomic electric power plant - power generated Pa |
| 1961 - 1st OT Grey Cup game (Winnipeg 21 Hamilton 14) |
| 1971 - Soviet Mars 3 is 1st to soft land on Mars |
| 1971 - United Arab Emirates gains independence from Britain (National Day) |
| 1972 - In 1 of their worst trades Yanks get Rich McKinney for Stan Bahnsen |
| 1974 - Soyuz 16 launched |
| 1975 - Lao People's Democratic Republic founded (National Day) |
| 1981 - Moscone Convention Center in SF opens |
| 1982 - 1st permanent artificial heart successfully implanted |
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