On this day: February 2nd

On this day: February 2nd

There are many and several events on this day in history. Read and discover what happened on this day: On this day: February 2nd

Events On this day: February 2nd

1536: Argentina is founded.
1848: End of the Mexican-American War.
1852: The first public flushing toilet is opened in London. Using the “Public Waiting Room” at 95 Fleet Street cost 2 pence.
1876: Major league baseball is started.
1922: “Ulysses” by James Joyce is published. The novel is considered one of the most important works of modernist literature.
1925: Iditarod – Iditarod race begins.
1943: WWII: the German Sixth Army surrenders at Stalingrad.
1990 The South African Apartheid system of racial segregation begins to disintegrate
President de Klerk announced the unbanning of the African Nation Congress (ANC) and his intentions to release Nelson Mandela.
1943 The Battle of Stalingrad comes to an end as the Axis Powers surrender
Germany’s defeat marked a turning point in World War II.
1925: 20 mushers embark on a journey to transport medicine to Nome, Alaska, inspiring the Iditarod Race
The Iditarod is the world’s longest and most challenging dog sled race.
1852: The first public flushing toilet is opened in London
1989: Soviet occupation of Afghanistan ends.
1990: In South Africa, the 30-year-old ban on the African National Congress was lifted by President F.W. de Klerk, who also promised to free Nelson Mandela and remove restrictions on political opposition groups.

1945: Carl Friedrich Goerdeler (German politician)
1970: Bertrand Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (English mathematician, historian, philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate)
1972: Natalie Clifford Barney (American poet, playwright)
1979: Sid Vicious (English singer, bass player)
1996: Gene Kelly (American dancer, actor)

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