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March 2 Through the Years

 1807- U. S. Congress passes Act prohibiting Slave Trade

 1836- Texas Declaration of Independence

 1859- The Great Slave Auction begins

 1876- Congress names Rutherford B. Hayes the President even though Samuel Tilden one the Popular Vote

 1901- U. S. Steel Corporation is founded from a merger of the Carnegie Steel Company and the Federal Steel Company

 1933- King Kong opens at the Radio City Music Hall

 1946- Ho Chi Minh becomes President of North Vietnam

 1949- Captain James Gallagher lands his B-50 Superfotress in Fort Worth completing his nonstop around the world flight

  1962- Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points in a NBA game

  1964- Operation Rolling Thunder begins in Vietnam

  1983- Compact Discs are released around the World

  1990- Nelson Mandela becomes Deputy President of the ANC