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{{*mp}} [[1956]] – '''''[[As the World Turns]]''''' premiered on [[United States|American]] television as the first half-hour [[soap opera]] <!--(''[[The Edge of Night]]'' was broadcast three hours later at 4:30 local time)-->. |
{{*mp}} [[1956]] – '''''[[As the World Turns]]''''' premiered on [[United States|American]] television as the first half-hour [[soap opera]] <!--(''[[The Edge of Night]]'' was broadcast three hours later at 4:30 local time)-->. |
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{{*mp}} [[1962]] – The first official '''[[panda crossing]]''' opened outside [[Waterloo station]] in [[London]]. |
{{*mp}} [[1962]] – The first official '''[[panda crossing]]''' opened outside [[Waterloo station]] in [[London]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1973]] – The '''[[Liberal Movement]]''' broke away from the [[Liberal and Country League]] in [[South Australia]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1982]] – [[Argentina|Argentine]] [[special forces]] '''[[1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands|invaded]]''' the [[Falkland Islands]], sparking the [[Falklands War]]. |
{{*mp}} [[1982]] – [[Argentina|Argentine]] [[special forces]] '''[[1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands|invaded]]''' the [[Falkland Islands]], sparking the [[Falklands War]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[2002]] – [[Operation Defensive Shield]]: Approximately 200 [[Palestinian militant]]s fled the advancing [[Israel Defense Forces]] into the [[Church of the Nativity]] in [[Bethlehem]], starting '''[[Siege of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem|a month-long standoff]]'''. |
{{*mp}} [[2002]] – [[Operation Defensive Shield]]: Approximately 200 [[Palestinian militant]]s fled the advancing [[Israel Defense Forces]] into the [[Church of the Nativity]] in [[Bethlehem]], starting '''[[Siege of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem|a month-long standoff]]'''. |
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Revision as of 03:02, 5 May 2010
This is a list of selected April 2 anniversaries that appear in 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 will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
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April 2: Good Friday (Christianity, 2010); Malvinas Day in Argentina
- 1513 – Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León set foot on Florida, becoming the first European known to do so, purportedly while searching for the Fountain of Youth in the New World.
- 1792 – By the Coinage Act, the United States Mint was founded and U.S. currency was decimalized.
- 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 off the coast of Copenhagen.
- 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.
- 1956 – As the World Turns premiered on American television as the first half-hour soap opera .
- 1962 – The first official panda crossing opened outside Waterloo station in London.
- 1973 – The Liberal Movement broke away from the Liberal and Country League in South Australia.
- 1982 – Argentine special forces invaded the Falkland Islands, sparking the Falklands War.
- 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.