All Events

Historical Events on January 2

  • Battle of the Assunpink Creek

    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.

  • Battle of Stones River

    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.

  • Strategic bombing during World War II

    1941

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

  • Manila

    1942

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

  • Allies of World War II

    1945

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

  • Battle of Ap Bac

    1963

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

  • Ronald Reagan

    1967

    Ronald Reagan sworn in as Governor of California

  • National Maximum Speed Law

    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.

  • Jaffna lagoon massacre

    1993

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

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Famous Deaths on January 2

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