MARCH 2nd THIS DAY IN HISTORY

Famous Quote Said On March 2  Have taken Trier with two divisions. What do you want me to do? Give it back?  George S. Patton, 1945 Mar 2 Birthdays 1985 - Luke Pritchard 1981 - Bryce Dallas Howard 1977 - Chris Martin 1968 - Daniel Craig 1962 - Jon Bon Jovi 1952 - Laraine Newman 1950 - Karen Carpenter 1944 - Lou Reed 1931 - Mikhail Gorbachev 1919 - Jennifer Jones 1917 - Desi Arnaz 1904 - Dr. Seuss 1824 - Bedrich Smetana Mar 2 In History 1969 - Maiden flight of supersonic Concorde, at Toulouse 1958 - The first surface crossing of Antarctic continent is completed in 99 days 1949 - A US Air Force B-50 Superfortress, the Lucky Lady Two, lands in Texas, after completing the first non-stop around the globe flight. 1876 - Rutherford B Hayes elected 19th president of US, despite losing popular vote. 1867 - Congress passes 1st Reconstruction Act. This Day in Business  1927 - Live Television is created for the first time when AT&T is able to transmit it. This Day in Entertainment  1933 - King Kong, a movie distinguished for its use of stop-motion animation, premiers in New York. This Day in Geography  1998 - Galileo Spacecraft reports that one of Jupiter's moons has water beneath the surface This Day in Sports  1962 - Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points in an NBA game in Hershey, PA March 2nd HolidayTexas Independence Day - Celebrates the Texas Declaration of Independence signed on March 2, 1836.