Today, February 2, is the 33rd day of the year on the Gregorian Calendar. The Zodiac sign for individuals born on this day is Aquarius. On this day in 1887 the first official groundhog day was observed, in 1990 South African President F.W. de Klerk lifted a ban on the African National Congress and promised to free Nelson Mandela, and in 2004 ricin, a very toxic poison, was found in an office of Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist.http://www.on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/alldays/feb02.htm
AP Today in History
2010
Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow today, supposedly this means six more weeks of winter.http://salaswildthoughts.blogspot.com/2010/02/punxsutawney-phil-2010-groundhog-day.html
Nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards were announced today. Ten movies were nominated in the category of Best Picture, rather than the usual 5.http://oscar.go.com/nominations/nominees
February 2 2008
2008: President of France Nicolas Sarkozy and Supermodel Carla Bruni get married in at the Elysee Palace.
The 1900s
- 1990: South African President F.W. de Klerk promised to release Nelson Mandela.
- 1943: World War II: Nazi forces surrender to Soviet troops at Stalingrad.
The 1800s
- 1887: First Groundhog Day is observed in Pennsylvania.
The 1600s
- 1653: New York City was incorporated as New Amsterdam.
Holidays and Observances
- Groundhog Day
- World Wetlands Day
- National Heavenly Hash Day
Famous Birthdays
- 1977: Shakira - Musician
- 1954: Christie Brinkley - Model
- 1947: Farrah Fawcett - Charlie's Angels
- 1905: Ayn Rand - Author
Famous Deaths
Music Chart Toppers
Top Box Office Movies
- 2010: Avatar - James Cameron, Director
- 2009: Taken - Liam Neeson
- 2008: Best of Both Worlds - Miley Cyrus
- 2007: The Messengers - Kristen Stewart
- 2006: Big Mommas House 2 - Martin Lawrence
- 2005: Hide and Seek - Robert De Niro
- 2004: The Butterfly Effect - Ashton Kutcher
- 1998: Titanic - Leonardo DiCaprio The Numbers: Historical Box Office Charts
