Portal:United States/Anniversaries/April/April 2
- 1513 – Juan Ponce de León sets foot on Florida, becoming the first European known to do so.
- 1792 – The Coinage Act is passed, establishing the United States Mint.
- 1900 – The Foraker Act passes through Congress, giving Puerto Ricans limited self-rule.
- 1917 – President Woodrow Wilson asks Congress for a declaration of war on Germany, beginning American involvement in World War I.
- 1917 – The first woman elected to the Congress, Jeannette Rankin (pictured), takes her seat as a representative from Montana.
- 1972 – Actor Charlie Chaplin returns to the United States for the first time since being labeled a communist during the Red Scare in the early 1950s.
On this day for the United States
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Events
- 1792 - The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint.
- 1863 - Richmond Bread Riot: Food shortages incite hundreds of angry women to riot in Richmond, Virginia and demand the Confederate government to release emergency supplies.
- 1865 - American Civil War: Siege of Petersburg broken - Union troops capture the trenches around Petersburg, Virginia, forcing Confederate General Robert E. Lee to retreat.
- 1865 - American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis and most of his Cabinet flee the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.
- 1900 - The Foraker Act passes through Congress, giving Puerto Ricans limited self-rule.
- 1902 - "Electric Theatre", the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles, California.
- 1917 - World War I: U.S. President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.
- 1917 - The first woman ever elected to the U.S. Congress, Jeannette Rankin, takes her seat as a representative from Montana.
- 1972 - Actor Charlie Chaplin returns to the United States for the first time since being labeled a communist in the early 1950s during the Red Scare.
- 1973 - Launch of LexisNexis computerized legal research service.
- 1980 - U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs the Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act in an effort to help the U.S. economy rebound.
- 1992 - In New York, Mafia boss John Gotti is convicted of murder and racketeering and is later sentenced to life in prison.
- 2005 - James Stewart Jr. becomes first African American to win a major motorsports event.
- 2006 - Over 60 tornadoes breakout, hardest hit is Tennessee with 29 people killed.