April 2, 1513: Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon landed in Florida.
April 2, 1792: Congress authorized the first U.S. mint, in Philadelphia.
April 2, 1865: Confederate president Jefferson Davis and most of his cabinet fled the Confederate capital of Richmond, Va.
April 2, 1870: Victoria Claflin Woodhull announced her candidacy for president of the United States.
April 2, 1917: President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany.
April 2, 1932: Charles Lindbergh paid a $50,000 ransom for the return of his kidnapped son.
April 2, 1982: Argentina seized the Falkland Islands from Britain
April 2, 2005: Pope John Paul II died.
More events from This Day in History: April 2
April 2, 1513: Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon landed in Florida.
April 2, 1792: Congress authorized the first U.S. mint, in Philadelphia.
April 2, 1865: Confederate president Jefferson Davis and most of his cabinet fled the Confederate capital of Richmond, Va.
April 2, 1870: Victoria Claflin Woodhull announced her candidacy for president of the United States.
April 2, 1917: President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany.
April 2, 1932: Charles Lindbergh paid a $50,000 ransom for the return of his kidnapped son.
April 2, 1982: Argentina seized the Falkland Islands from Britain
April 2, 2005: Pope John Paul II died.
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