{"id":207818,"date":"2020-01-01T13:00:20","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T13:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/day\/march-2\/"},"modified":"2024-01-14T00:27:29","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T00:27:29","slug":"march-2","status":"publish","type":"otd_day","link":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/day\/march-2\/","title":{"rendered":"March 2: Facts & Historical Events On This Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

March 2nd is Banana Cream Pie Day and Dr. Seuss Day.

Welcome to the 61st day of the year! We’re gradually getting through the year, but we still have another days left in 2025.

March 2 had its fair share of disasters but has redeemed itself in history in other areas like technology and the growth of the United States of America.

Did you know that on this day in 1969, the Concorde airplane was tested for the first time? The flight took place in Toulouse, France.

Keep reading for more fun & interesting facts about March 2nd in history!\r\n\r\n

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What memorable events happened on March 2 in history? Keep reading to find out!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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2022\r\n\r\n

US President Joe Biden announced that Americans no longer needed to wear masks against Covid-19, following guidance released by the CDC.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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2017\r\n\r\n

Chemical elements Moscovium, Tennessine, and Oganesson were added to the Periodic Table of Elements.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The new elements were announced at an official inauguration ceremony at the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow.\r\n\r\n

The Pioneer 10 was the first spacecraft to obtain close-up images of Jupiter as well as pass through an asteroid belt.\r\n\r\n

A shocking 1,522 people died, 1,542 went missing, and 12,053 people were injured in the disaster.\r\n\r\n