January 2 in History

Historical Events on January 2

1777 American Revolutionary War: American forces under the command of George Washington repulsed a British attack at the Battle of the Assunpink Creek near Trenton, New Jersey.

1863 American Civil War: The Battle of Stones River (a.k.a. Battle of Murfreesboro) resumes in central Tennessee after a day's respite, resulting in a significant Union victory.

1941 World War II: German bombing severely damages the Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.

1942 World War II: Manila, Philippines is captured by Japanese forces.

1945 World War II: Nuremberg, Germany is severely bombed by Allied forces.

1963 Vietnam War: The Viet Cong wins its first major victory.

1967 Ronald Reagan sworn in as Governor of California

1974 United States President Richard Nixon signs a bill lowering the maximum U.S. speed limit to 55 MPH in order to conserve gasoline during an OPEC embargo.

1993 Sri Lankan Civil War: The Sri Lanka Navy kill 35-100 civilians on the Jaffna Lagoon.

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Famous Birthdays on January 2

1909 Barry Goldwater

1920 Isaac Asimov

1942 Dennis Hastert

1969 Robby Gordon

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Famous Deaths on January 2

1904 James Longstreet

1939 Roman Dmowski

1995 Siad Barre

2000 Elmo Zumwalt

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