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Historical Events
on January 2nd
- Lead Story
- U.S.-Russia detente ends,1980
- American Revolution
- Congress publishes the Tory Act,1776
- Automotive
- Rare Bugatti found in British garage,2009
- Civil War
- Battle of Stones River concludes,1863
- Cold War
- Carter reacts to Soviet intervention in Afghanistan,1980
- Crime
- The Yorkshire Ripper is apprehended,1981
- Disaster
- Football fans crushed in stadium stampede,1971
- General Interest
- Reconquest of Spain,1492
- Georgia enters the Union,1788
- First censuring of a U.S. senator,1811
- Russian fleet surrenders at Port Arthur,1905
- Callas walks out of performance,1958
- Hollywood
- Sherry Lansing named first female studio production head,1980
- Literary
- Stephen Crane's boat sinks,1897
- Music
- Folk group The Weavers are banned by NBC after refusing to sign a loyalty oath,1962
- Old West
- Secretary Fall resigns in Teapot Dome scandal,1923
- Presidential
- Harrison welcomes Alice Sanger as first female staffer,1890
- Nixon signs national speed limit into law,1974
- Sports
- Sooners win 30th game in a row,1956
- Vietnam War
- Viet Cong are successful at Ap Bac,1963
- U.S. planes down seven enemy planes,1967
- World War I
- Japanese capture Russian naval base at Port Arthur,1905
- World War II
- Navy opens a blimp base in New Jersey,1942
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