What happend on 2nd March

01.03
03.03
1955

King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia abdicates the throne in favor of his father, King Norodom Suramarit.

1949

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.

1946

Ho Chi Minh is elected the President of North Vietnam.

1943

World War II: Battle of the Bismarck Sea

1939

Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli is elected Pope and takes the name Pius XII.

1933

King Kong premieres in New York City.

1919

The first Communist International meets in Moscow.

1917

Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the throne in favor of his brother Michael.

1917

The enactment of the Jones-Shafroth Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1903

In New York City the Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women.