Historical Events In December - 02
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1952 On this day in history the First human birth televised to public (Denver, CO)
1952 18th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Vessels, Oklahoma (HB) on this day in history.
1953 Ernest Hayes, cricketer (Surrey bat played 5 Tests for England), dies on December - 02.
1954 US Senate censures Joe McCarthy (Sen-R-WI) for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute" on December - 02.
1954 "Hit the Trail" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 4 performances on this day in history.
1956 On this day in history fidel Castro lands with "Granma" on coast of Cuba
1957 On this day in history the First full-scale atomic electric power plant-power generated, Pa
1957 1st US large scale nuclear power plant opens (Shippingport Penn) on December - 02.
1957 On December - 02 harrison Ford, silent screen actor (Rubber Tires), dies at 73
1958 Benelux treaty signed by Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg on this day in history.
1958 24th Heisman Trophy Award: Pete Dawkins, Army (HB) on December - 02.
1959 On this day in history malpasset dam collapses destroying French Riviera town of Frejus
1961 Fidel Castro declares he's a Marxist, and will lead Cuba to Communism on December - 02.
1961 Fidel Castro declares he's a Marxist, & will lead Cuba to Communism on this day in history.
1962 50th CFL Grey Cup: Winnipeg beats Hamilton, 28-27 at Toronto [OT] on this day in history.
1963 1st Dutch rocket launched/reaches height of 10 km on December - 02.
1963 Sabu Sabu, actor (Jungle Book, Drums), dies of heart attack at 39 on this day in history.
1964 On this day in history ringo Starr's tonsils are removed
1965 On this day in history the Rajkumar of Vizianagram, cricketer (Indian Test capt 1936), dies
1966 Love, Moby Grape & Lee Michaels perform at Fillmore East on December - 02.
1966 Luitzen [Bertus] Brouwers, Dutch mathematician, dies at 85 on this day in history.
1967 55th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeats Saskatchewan, 24-1 on this day in history.
1967 Francis J "Cardinal" Spellman, archbishop of NY, dies at 78 on December - 02.
1968 Pres Nixon names Henry Kissinger security advisor on this day in history.
1969 On December - 02 boeing gives members of the press a historic first passenger flight from Seattle to New York City aboard the 747 jumbo jet.
1969 "Buck White" opens at George Abbott Theater NYC for 7 performances on December - 02.
1969 Kliment J Voroshilov, president USSR (1953-60), dies on this day in history.
1970 On this day in history environmental Protection Agency begins (Director William Ruckelshaus)
1970 On December - 02 environmental Protection Agency begins (Director: William Ruckelshaus)
1971 On this day in history abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujeira, Sharjah and Umm ak Qiwain form the United Arab Emirates
1971 On December - 02 soviet Mars 3 is first to soft land on Mars
1972 "December Giant" largest sinkhole in US collapses (Alabama) on this day in history.
1972 On this day in history friedrich Christian Christiansen, German Luftwaffe general, dies
1974 On December - 02 soyuz 16 launched into Earth orbit for 6 days
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