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| About March 2nd is the 61st day of the year (62nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 304 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. Births 1793 - Sam Houston, statesman, (President of the Republic of Texas) 1904 - Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss), children's book author 1909 - Mel Ott, Hall of Fame baseball outfielder 1917 - Desi Arnaz, musician, actor, producer (I Love Lucy) 1953 - Russ Feingold, U.S. Senator (Wisconsin) 1955 - Ken Salazar, U.S. Secretary of the Interior 1962 - Jon Bon Jovi, singer, songwriter, musician 1982 - Ben Roethlisberger, professional quarterback 1985 - Reggie Bush, professional football player Deaths 1962 - Walt Kiesling, Hall of Fame football lineman, coach 2004 - Marge Schott, controversial Cincinnati Reds' president 2009 - Ernie Ashworth, country singer (star of Grand Ole Opry) Events 1807 - The importation of slaves is outlawed by the U.S. Congress. 1836 - The Republic of Texas declares its independence from Mexico. 1877 - The United States Congress declares Republican Rutherford B. Hayes as president in a disputed election just two days before inauguration. 1899 - Mount Rainier National Park in the state of Washington is established by the U.S. Congress. 1917 - President Woodrow Wilson signs into law the Jones-Shafroth Act that grants Puerto Ricans U.S. citizenship. 1933 - The film King Kong opens at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. 1949 - Captain James Gallagher completes the first non-stop around-the-world airplane flight aboard his B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II. 1962 - Wilt Chamberlain sets the single-game NBA scoring record with 100 points. 1998 - NASA receives images from the Galileo spacecraft that indicate Jupiter's moon Europa has a liquid ocean. 2004 - Al Qaeda carries out the Ashoura Massacre in Iraq, killing 178 and wounding over 500. |
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