Historical Events for 2nd April 2025

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1884 - London prison for debtors closed
1921 - Albert Einstein lectures in New York City on his new "Theory of Relativity"
1963 - USSR launches Luna 4; missed Moon by 8,500 km
1972 - Tennessee Williams' "Small Craft Warnings" premieres in NYC
1973 - CBS radio begins on the hour news, 24 hours a day
1986 - Paul Coffey of the Edmonton Oilers scores his 47th and 48th goals of the season in an 8-4 win over the Vancouver Canucks to break Bobby Orr's NHL record for most goals by a defenseman
1995 - NY Police Department and NY Transit Police merge into one organization
2000 - Atlanta center Ray Ferraro scores a goal and added 2 assists as the Thrashers end an NHL record 17-game home winless streak (0-15-2) with a 5-4 win against the visiting New York Islanders
2001 - New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens becomes American League all-time strikeout leader, recording his 3,509th K in a 7-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals; Walter Johnson previous record 3,508 Ks
2022 - Ukraine liberates the entire Kyiv region from retreating Russian forces

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