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January 2 Interesting Events
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533 - Mercurius becomes Pope John II, the first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to the papacy.
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1872 - Brigham Young is arrested on charges of bigamy for having 25 wives.
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1893 - Webb C. Ball of the General Railroad Timepiece Standards in North America introduces railroad chronometers.
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1920 - The Palmer Raids begin in the United States.
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1935 - Bruno Hauptmann goes on trial for the murder of Charles Lindbergh, Jr., infant son of aviator Charles Lindbergh.
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1941 - World War II: The U.S. government announces its Liberty ship program to build freighters in support of the war effort.
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1942 - World War II: Manila is captured by Japanese forces.
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1959 - The first artificial satellite to orbit the moon, Luna 1, is launched by the U.S.S.R.
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1969 - Operation Barrier Reef begins in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam
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1993 - Leaders of the three warring factions in Bosnia meet to discuss peace plans.
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1999 - A brutal snowstorm smashes into the Midwestern United States, causing 14 inches (359 mm) of snow in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and 19 inches (487 mm) in Chicago, where temperatures plunge to -13°F (-25°C); 68 deaths are reported.
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2004 - Stardust successfully flies past Comet Wild 2, collecting samples that it will return to Earth two years later.
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