2 March 1882

Queen Victoria narrowly escapes an assassination attempt by Roderick Maclean in Windsor. On 2 March 1882, Queen Victoria narrowly escaped an assassination attempt by Roderick…

2 March 1836

The Declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico is adopted. The Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Texas was issued on…

2 March 1859

The two-day Great Slave Auction, the largest such auction in United States history, begins. The “Great Slave Auction” occurred in 1859 at the Ten Broeck…

2 March 1992

Start of the war in Transnistria. The war in Transnistria was a conflict that occurred between 1990 and 1992 in the breakaway region of Transnistria,…

2 March 1946

Ho Chi Minh is elected the President of North Vietnam. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ho_Chi_Minh’]

2 March 1946

Ho Chi Minh is elected the President of North Vietnam. H? Chí Minh, 19 May 1890 – 2 September 1969, born Nguy?n Sinh Cung, also…

2 March 1956

Morocco gets its independence from France. March the 2nd, 1956 is a date almost forgotten in Morocco, yet it officially commemorates the day Morocco gained…

2 March 1859

The Great Slave Auction, the largest such auction in United States history, starts. The Great Slave Auction in March 1859 is regarded as the largest…