Today, March 2, is the 61st day of the year (62nd day in leap year) on the Gregorian Calendar. The Zodiac sign for individuals born on this day is Pisces.
AP Today in History
The 2010s
The 2000s
- 2009: Stocks hit a 12 year low as the Dow Jones Industrial Average closes below 7,000.
- 2004: Coordinated blasts kill 181 religious pilgrims in Karbala and Baghdad Iraq.
March 2 1962
1962: While playing with the Philadelphia Warriors, Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points.
The 1930s
- 1933: King Kong debuts at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
The 1920s
- 1923: Briton Hadden and Henry Luce debut Time Magazine making it the first weekly news magazine in the United States.
The 1800s
March 2 Moment of Zen
The Daily Show: Motley Crue rings the closing bell on the NY Stock Exchange (2005)
The Daily Show: Dennis Kucinich is videotaped voting (2004)
The Daily Show: A tall skyscraper is demolished by an implosion (1999)
The Daily Show: Bush Laughing (2000)
Famous Birthdays
- 1968: Daniel Craig - James Bond
- 1962: Jon Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi
- 1942: Lou Reed - Velvet Underground
- 1931: Mikhail Gorbachev - Russian Politician
- 1930: Tom Wolfe - Author
- 1904: Theodor Seuss Geisel - Dr. Seuss
Famous Deaths
- 2008: Jeff Healey - Musician