Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/April 2
This is a list of selected April 2 anniversaries that appears on the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial, or on a day that is or soon will be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only 5–6 events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is not generally posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled April 2, 2012 featured article or the April 2, 2012 featured picture.
To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.
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U.S. Mint seal
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John Gotti
Ineligible
| Blurb | Why ineligible |
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| 1792 – By the Coinage Act, the United States Mint was founded and U.S. currency was decimalized. | unreferenced section |
| 1945 – Brazil established diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union, but maintained a neutral relationship during the Cold War that was limited to commercial trade and cooperation agreements of minimal importance. | needs more footnotes |
| 1962 – The first official panda crossing opened outside Waterloo station in London. | no footnotes |
| 1984 – Aboard Soyuz T-11, Rakesh Sharma became the first Indian to be launched into space. | unreferenced section |
| 1992 – John Gotti, the crime boss of the Gambino crime family, was convicted of racketeering, murder, conspiracy to commit murder, loansharking, obstruction of justice, illegal gambling and tax evasion. | refimprove |
Eligible
- 1956 – As the World Turns premiered on American television as the first half-hour soap opera.
- 1982 – Argentine special forces invaded the Falkland Islands, sparking the Falklands War.
- 2006 – Over 60 tornadoes broke out in the central United States, killing 27 people and causing about US$1.1 billion in damages.
April 2: Malvinas Day in Argentina
- 1513 – Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León reached Florida, becoming the first European known to do so, purportedly while searching for the Fountain of Youth in the New World.
- 1801 – War of the Second Coalition: British forces led by Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson (pictured) defeated the Dano-Norwegian fleet at the Battle of Copenhagen.
- 1911 – The Australian Bureau of Statistics conducted the country's first national census.
- 1973 – The Liberal Movement broke away from the Liberal and Country League in South Australia.
- 2002 – Operation Defensive Shield: Approximately 200 Palestinian militants fled the advancing Israel Defense Forces into the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, starting a month-long standoff.
