Better late than never.....
February 2
1536 - The city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, was founded by Spanish conquistador Pedro de Mendoza.
1653 - The city of New Amsterdam -- now known as New York City -- was incorporated.
1709 - Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk, the inspiration for Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe," was rescued after four years alone on an island off the coast of Chile.
1848 - The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican War, was signed. In the treaty, Mexico ceded to the United States a huge portion of what is today the American West and Southwest, including California and New Mexico.
1870 - The Cardiff Giant was revealed to be a hoax.
1887 - The first gathering at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsatawney, Pennsylvania occurred to see if a groundhog would see its shadow.
1913 - New York City's rebuilt Grand Central Terminal officially opened to the public.
1914 - Charles Chaplin made his movie debut as the comedy short "Making a Living" was released by Keystone Film Co.
1922 - James Joyce's masterpiece "Ulysses" was published.
1925 - The legendary Alaska Serum Run ended as the last of a series of dog mushers brought a life-saving treatment to Nome, the scene of a diphtheria epidemic, six days after the drug left Nenana.
1943 - Nazi troops surrendered in the World War II Battle of Stalingrad to the Soviets.
1948 - President Harry S. Truman sent a 10-point civil rights program to Congress, where the proposals ran into fierce opposition from Southern lawmakers.
1971 - Idi Amin became dictator of Uganda.
1980 - NBC News reported that the FBI had conducted a sting operation targeting members of Congress using phony Arab businessmen in what became known as the "Abscam" scandal.
1990 - South African president F.W. de Klerk lifted a ban on the African National Congress and promised to free Nelson Mandela.
2003 - Czech Republic president Vaclav Havel stepped down after 13 years.
2006 - House Republicans elected John Boehner of Ohio as their new majority leader to replace Tom DeLay.
2013 - Former Navy SEAL and "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle was fatally shot along with a friend, Chad Littlefield, at a gun range west of Glen Rose, Texas; suspect Eddie Ray Routh was later convicted and sentenced to life in prison without parole.
2016 - Health officials reported that a person in Texas had become infected with the Zika virus through sex in the first case of the illness being transmitted within the United States.
2017 - Using a backhoe to smash through a barricade of water-filed footlockers, police stormed Delaware's largest prison, ending a nearly 20-hour standoff with inmates; one hostage, a guard, was killed.
2020 - The Philippines reported that a 44-year-old Chinese man from Wuhan had died in a Manila hospital from the new coronavirus; it was the first death from the virus to be recorded outside of China.
2022 - CNN President Jeff Zucker abruptly resigned after acknowledging a consensual relationship with another network executive. The relationship came to light during the investigation that led to the firing of the news network’s anchor Chris Cuomo.
Birthdays
21 - Soni Nicole Bringas (actress)
26 - Ellie Bamber (actress)
33 - Julia Fox (actress)
35 - Zosia Mamet (actress)
35 - Natalie Halcro (model)
37 - Blaine Larsen (singer)
42 - Emily Rose (actress)
45 - Rich Sommer (actor)
46 - Shakira (singer)
47 - Lori Beth Denberg (actress)
50 - Marissa Jaret Winokur (actress)
53 - Jennifer Westfeldt (actress)
57 - Adam Ferrara (actor/comedian)
61 - Michael T. Weiss (actor)
68 - Kim Zimmer (actress)
68 - Michael Talbott (actor)
69 - Christie Brinkley (model)
70 - Duane Chapman (reality star)
74 - Brent Spiner (actor)
74 - Jack McGee (actor)
77 - Howard Bellamy (singer)
86 - Tom Smothers (comedian)
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Today in Sports History - February 2
1876 - The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs was formed with teams in Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Hartford, Louisville, New York, Philadelphia and St. Louis.
1949 - Golfer Ben Hogan was seriously injured in an auto accident in Van Horn, Texas.
1970 - Pete Maravich becomes the first basketball player in NCAA history to score 3,000 career points.
1997 - Scotty Bowman becomes the first coach in NHL history to win 1,000 career games.
2013 - Coach Bill Parcells, Warren Sapp, Cris Carter, Jonathan Ogden and Larry Allen were elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
2013 - At the sentencing hearing in Michigan for former sports doctor Larry Nassar, a distraught father of three girls who’d been sexually abused tried to attack Nassar before being tackled by sheriff’s deputies and hauled out of court. (Randall Margraves later apologized; the judge said there was “no way” she would fine him or send him to jail for trying to attack Nassar.)
2014 - The Seattle Seahawks defeat the Denver Broncos 42-8 to win Super Bowl XLVIII.
2020 - The Kansas City Chiefs defeat the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 to win Super Bowl LIV.
February 2
1536 - The city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, was founded by Spanish conquistador Pedro de Mendoza.
1653 - The city of New Amsterdam -- now known as New York City -- was incorporated.
1709 - Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk, the inspiration for Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe," was rescued after four years alone on an island off the coast of Chile.
1848 - The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican War, was signed. In the treaty, Mexico ceded to the United States a huge portion of what is today the American West and Southwest, including California and New Mexico.
1870 - The Cardiff Giant was revealed to be a hoax.
1887 - The first gathering at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsatawney, Pennsylvania occurred to see if a groundhog would see its shadow.
1913 - New York City's rebuilt Grand Central Terminal officially opened to the public.
1914 - Charles Chaplin made his movie debut as the comedy short "Making a Living" was released by Keystone Film Co.
1922 - James Joyce's masterpiece "Ulysses" was published.
1925 - The legendary Alaska Serum Run ended as the last of a series of dog mushers brought a life-saving treatment to Nome, the scene of a diphtheria epidemic, six days after the drug left Nenana.
1943 - Nazi troops surrendered in the World War II Battle of Stalingrad to the Soviets.
1948 - President Harry S. Truman sent a 10-point civil rights program to Congress, where the proposals ran into fierce opposition from Southern lawmakers.
1971 - Idi Amin became dictator of Uganda.
1980 - NBC News reported that the FBI had conducted a sting operation targeting members of Congress using phony Arab businessmen in what became known as the "Abscam" scandal.
1990 - South African president F.W. de Klerk lifted a ban on the African National Congress and promised to free Nelson Mandela.
2003 - Czech Republic president Vaclav Havel stepped down after 13 years.
2006 - House Republicans elected John Boehner of Ohio as their new majority leader to replace Tom DeLay.
2013 - Former Navy SEAL and "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle was fatally shot along with a friend, Chad Littlefield, at a gun range west of Glen Rose, Texas; suspect Eddie Ray Routh was later convicted and sentenced to life in prison without parole.
2016 - Health officials reported that a person in Texas had become infected with the Zika virus through sex in the first case of the illness being transmitted within the United States.
2017 - Using a backhoe to smash through a barricade of water-filed footlockers, police stormed Delaware's largest prison, ending a nearly 20-hour standoff with inmates; one hostage, a guard, was killed.
2020 - The Philippines reported that a 44-year-old Chinese man from Wuhan had died in a Manila hospital from the new coronavirus; it was the first death from the virus to be recorded outside of China.
2022 - CNN President Jeff Zucker abruptly resigned after acknowledging a consensual relationship with another network executive. The relationship came to light during the investigation that led to the firing of the news network’s anchor Chris Cuomo.
Birthdays
21 - Soni Nicole Bringas (actress)
26 - Ellie Bamber (actress)
33 - Julia Fox (actress)
35 - Zosia Mamet (actress)
35 - Natalie Halcro (model)
37 - Blaine Larsen (singer)
42 - Emily Rose (actress)
45 - Rich Sommer (actor)
46 - Shakira (singer)
47 - Lori Beth Denberg (actress)
50 - Marissa Jaret Winokur (actress)
53 - Jennifer Westfeldt (actress)
57 - Adam Ferrara (actor/comedian)
61 - Michael T. Weiss (actor)
68 - Kim Zimmer (actress)
68 - Michael Talbott (actor)
69 - Christie Brinkley (model)
70 - Duane Chapman (reality star)
74 - Brent Spiner (actor)
74 - Jack McGee (actor)
77 - Howard Bellamy (singer)
86 - Tom Smothers (comedian)
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Today in Sports History - February 2
1876 - The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs was formed with teams in Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Hartford, Louisville, New York, Philadelphia and St. Louis.
1949 - Golfer Ben Hogan was seriously injured in an auto accident in Van Horn, Texas.
1970 - Pete Maravich becomes the first basketball player in NCAA history to score 3,000 career points.
1997 - Scotty Bowman becomes the first coach in NHL history to win 1,000 career games.
2013 - Coach Bill Parcells, Warren Sapp, Cris Carter, Jonathan Ogden and Larry Allen were elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
2013 - At the sentencing hearing in Michigan for former sports doctor Larry Nassar, a distraught father of three girls who’d been sexually abused tried to attack Nassar before being tackled by sheriff’s deputies and hauled out of court. (Randall Margraves later apologized; the judge said there was “no way” she would fine him or send him to jail for trying to attack Nassar.)
2014 - The Seattle Seahawks defeat the Denver Broncos 42-8 to win Super Bowl XLVIII.
2020 - The Kansas City Chiefs defeat the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 to win Super Bowl LIV.
