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Today in History

Wednesday, 02 April 2025

2006

Over 60 tornadoes break out; hardest hit is in Tennessee with 29 people killed.

2004

Islamist terrorists involved in the 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks attempt to bomb the Spanish high-speed train AVE near Madrid. Their attack is thwarted.

2002

Israeli forces surround the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem into which armed Palestinians had retreated. A siege ensues.

1992

In New York, Mafia boss John Gotti is convicted of murder and racketeering and is later sentenced to life in prison.

1991

Rita Johnston becomes the first female Premier of a Canadian province when she succeeds William Vander Zalm (who had resigned) as Premier of British Columbia.

1989

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Havana, Cuba to meet with Fidel Castro in an attempt to mend strained relations.

1984

Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma is launched aboard Soyuz T-11, and becomes the first Indian in space.

1982

Falklands War: Argentina invades the Falkland Islands.

1980

President Jimmy Carter signs the Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act in an effort to help the U.S. economy rebound.

1975

Vietnam War: Thousands of civilian refugees flee from the Quang Ngai Province in front of advancing North Vietnamese troops.

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