All Events

Historical Events on December 2

  • World War I

    1917

    World War I: Russia and the Central Powers sign an armistice at Brest-Litovsk, and peace talks leading to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk begin.

  • World War II

    1942

    World War II: During the Manhattan Project, a team led by Enrico Fermi initiates the first artificial self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.

  • Korean War

    1950

    Korean War: Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River ended, with decisive Chinese victory, UN forces were completely expelled from North Korea.

  • Cuba

    1961

    In a nationally broadcast speech, Cuban leader Fidel Castro declares that he is a Marxist-Leninist and that Cuba is going to adopt Communism.

  • Vietnam War

    1962

    Vietnam War: After a trip to Vietnam at the request of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield becomes the first American official to comment adversely on the war's progress.

  • Fidel Castro

    1976

    Fidel Castro becomes President of Cuba, replacing Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado.

  • Benazir Bhutto

    1988

    Benazir Bhutto is sworn in as Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head the government of an Islam-dominated state.

  • Ukraine

    1991

    Canada and Poland become the first nations to recognize the independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union.

  • Colombia

    1993

    Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is shot and killed in Medellín.

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Famous Birthdays on December 2

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Famous Deaths on December 2

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