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March 2 is the 61st day of the year ... in the Gregorian calendar; 304 days remain until the end of the year. Events ... Historical Events on March 2
1863 - The United States Congress authorizes track width of 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) for Union Pacific Railroad 1867 - The United States Congress passed the 1st Reconstruction Act 1877 - U.S. presidential election, 1876 : Just two days before inauguration, the U.S. Congress declares Rutherford B. Hayes the winner of the election even ...
March 10 – General Fulgencio Batista re-takes power in Cuba in a coup. March 15–16 – 73 inches (1,870 mm) of rain falls in Cilaos, Réunion, the most rainfall in one day up to that time. March 20 – The United States Senate ratifies a peace treaty with Japan. March 21. The last two executions in the Netherlands take place.
Great Britain and its colonies continued to use March 25 until 1752, when they finally adopted the Gregorian calendar (the fiscal year in the UK continues to begin on 6 April, initially identical to 25 March in the former Julian calendar). Many other cultures, for example in Iran, or Ethiopia, still celebrate the beginning of the New Year in March.
1863 - The United States Congress authorizes track width of 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) for Union Pacific Railroad 1867 - The United States Congress passed the 1st Reconstruction Act 1877 - U.S. presidential election, 1876 : Just two days before inauguration, the U.S. Congress declares Rutherford B. Hayes the winner of the election even ...
The name of these months was reported by Onwuejeogwu (1981). The Yoruba calendar is a calendar used by the Yoruba people of southwestern and north central Nigeria and southern Benin. The calendar has a year beginning on the last moon of May or first moon of June of the Gregorian calendar. The new year coincides with the Ifá festival.
March 15. World Consumer Rights Day. March 16. National Corn Dog Day. March 17. Evacuation Day. Saint Patrick's Day. World Sleep Day. March 18. National Biodiesel Day. Awkward Moments Day. March ...
March 2, 1972 (Thursday) [ edit ] Pioneer 10 was launched from the Cape Kennedy at 8:49 p.m. [ 3 ] Bearing a 6-by-9-inch gold anodized plaque that contained a message for alien civilizations, the American probe attained a record speed of more than 30,000 m.p.h. on its way to the planet Jupiter , which it would reach on December 3, 1973.