WHAT HAPPENED ON 2. MARCH
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Texas Revolution: Declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico. (2. March 1836)

Alexander II becomes Tsar of Russia. (2. March 1855)

East Cape War: The Volkner Incident in New Zealand. (2. March 1865)

The U.S. Congress passes the first Reconstruction Act. (2. March 1867)

U.S. presidential election, 1876: Just two days before inauguration, the U.S. Congress declares Rutherford B. Hayes the winner of the election even though Samuel J. Tilden had won the popular vote on November 7, 1876. (2. March 1877)

Queen Victoria narrowly escapes an assassination attempt by Roderick McLean in Windsor. (2. March 1882)

Sino-French War: French victory in the Battle of Hoa Moc near Tuyen Quang, northern Vietnam. (2. March 1885)

The U.S. Congress passes the Platt Amendment limiting the autonomy of Cuba, as a condition of the withdrawal of American troops. (2. March 1901)

In New York City the Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women. (2. March 1903)

The enactment of the Jones-Shafroth Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship. (2. March 1917)

The first Communist International meets in Moscow. (2. March 1919)

The film King Kong opens at New York's Radio City Music Hall. (2. March 1933)

The Steel Workers Organizing Committee signs a collective bargaining agreement with U.S. Steel, leading to unionization of the United States steel industry. (2. March 1937)

Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli is elected Pope and takes the name Pius XII. (2. March 1939)

World War II: First German military units enter Bulgaria after it joins the Axis Pact. (2. March 1941)

World War II: Battle of the Bismarck Sea – United States and Australian forces sink Japanese convoy ships. (2. March 1943)

Ho Chi Minh is elected the President of North Vietnam. (2. March 1946)

Captain James Gallagher lands his B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II in Fort Worth, Texas after completing the first non-stop around-the-world airplane flight in 94 hours and one minute. (2. March 1949)

The first automatic street light is installed in New Milford, Connecticut. (2. March 1949)

King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia abdicates the throne in favor of his father, King Norodom Suramarit. (2. March 1955)