Historical Events for 2nd January 2024

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1814 - Lord Byron completes "The Corsair", a long tale in verse
1893 - 1st US commemoratives and 1st US stamp to picture a woman issued (Queen Isabella, patron of Columbus)
1928 - 14th Rose Bowl: Stanford beats Pittsburgh, 7-6
1944 - 1st use of helicopters during warfare (British Atlantic patrol)
1950 - 16th Sugar Bowl: #2 Oklahoma beats #9 LSU, 35-0
1972 - An anti-internment rally is held in Belfast, North Ireland
1990 - Sting joins pro wrestling's legendary "4 Horsemen" (Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Ole Anderson)
2001 - 67th Sugar Bowl: #3 Miami beats #7 Florida, 37-20
2002 - Eduardo Duhalde is appointed interim President of Argentina by the Legislative Assembly.
2006 - 35th Fiesta Bowl: #4 Ohio State beats #5 Notre Dame, 34-20

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