April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 273 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Monday, Thursday or Saturday (58 in 400 years each) than on Tuesday or Wednesday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Friday or Sunday (56).
NATIONAL PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY DAY
NATIONAL PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY DAY
1513 – Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León first sights land in what is now Florida.
1792 – The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint.
1863 – The Richmond Bread Riot: Food shortages incite hundreds of angry women to riot in Richmond, Virginia, and demand that the Confederate government release emergency supplies.
1792 – The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint.
1863 – The Richmond Bread Riot: Food shortages incite hundreds of angry women to riot in Richmond, Virginia, and demand that the Confederate government release emergency supplies.
1865 – American Civil War: At the Third Battle of Petersburg, Virginia, the Siege of Petersburg is broken by Union Army troops capturing trenches and breaking Confederate States Army lines, forcing the Confederates under General Robert E. Lee to retreat in the Appomattox Campaign.
1865 – American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis and most of his Cabinet flee the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.
1900 – The United States Congress passes the Foraker Act, giving Puerto Rico limited self-rule.
1865 – American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis and most of his Cabinet flee the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.
1900 – The United States Congress passes the Foraker Act, giving Puerto Rico limited self-rule.
1902 – Tally's "Electric Theatre", the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles.
1912 – The ill-fated RMS Titanic begins sea trials.
1912 – The ill-fated RMS Titanic begins sea trials.
1917 – World War I: United States President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.
1956 – As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiere on CBS-TV. The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format.
1956 – As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiere on CBS-TV. The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format.
1973 – Launch of the LexisNexis computerized legal research service.
1975 – Vietnam War: Thousands of civilian refugees flee from Quảng Ngãi Province in front of advancing North Vietnamese troops.
1975 – Vietnam War: Thousands of civilian refugees flee from Quảng Ngãi Province in front of advancing North Vietnamese troops.
1975 – Construction of the CN Tower is completed in Toronto, Canada. It reaches 553.33 meters (1,815.4 ft) in height, becoming the world's tallest free-standing structure.
1980 – United States President Jimmy Carter signs the Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act in an effort to help the U.S. economy rebound.
1982 – The Falklands War: Argentina invades the Falkland Islands.
1991 – Rita Johnston becomes the first female Premier of a Canadian province when she succeeds William Vander Zalm (who had resigned) as Premier of British Columbia.
1982 – The Falklands War: Argentina invades the Falkland Islands.
1991 – Rita Johnston becomes the first female Premier of a Canadian province when she succeeds William Vander Zalm (who had resigned) as Premier of British Columbia.
1992 – In New York, Mafia boss, John Gotti, is convicted of murder and racketeering and is later sentenced to life in prison.
2002 – Israeli forces surround the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem into which armed Palestinians had retreated; a siege ensues.
2004 – Islamist terrorists involved in the 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks attempt to bomb the Spanish high-speed train AVE near Madrid; the attack is thwarted. ― From bbc.co.uk
2004 – Islamist terrorists involved in the 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks attempt to bomb the Spanish high-speed train AVE near Madrid; the attack is thwarted. ― From bbc.co.uk
2006 – Over 60 tornadoes break out in the United States; Tennessee is hardest hit with 29 people killed.
2012 – A mass shooting at Oikos University at Oakland, California, leaves seven people dead and three injured.
2014 – A spree shooting occurs at the Fort Hood Army Base near the town of Killeen, Texas, with four people dead, including the gunman, and 16 others sustaining injuries.
2015 – Gunmen attack Garissa University College in Kenya, killing at least 148 people and wounding 79 others.
BORN TODAY
1618 – Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (d. 1663)
1840 – Émile Zola, French novelist, playwright, journalist (d. 1902)
1875 – Walter Chrysler, American businessman, founded Chrysler (d. 1940)
1928 – Joseph Bernardin, American cardinal (d. 1996)
1618 – Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (d. 1663)
1840 – Émile Zola, French novelist, playwright, journalist (d. 1902)
1875 – Walter Chrysler, American businessman, founded Chrysler (d. 1940)
1928 – Joseph Bernardin, American cardinal (d. 1996)
From Wikipedia and Google (images), ex as noted.
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