In Burma, the army led by General Ne Win seizes power in a coup d'état. Date: March 2, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today)
The US and Republic of Vietnam Air Force begin Operation Rolling Thunder, a sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam. Date: March 2, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today)
Baggeridge Colliery closes, marking the end of over 300 years of coal mining in the Black Country. Date: March 2, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)
In Toulouse, France, the first test flight of the Anglo-French Concorde is conducted. Date: March 2, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)
Rhodesia declares itself a republic, breaking its last links with the British crown. Date: March 2, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Pioneer 10 space probe is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida with a mission to explore the outer planets. Date: March 2, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today)
Libya becomes the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya as the General People's Congress adopts the "Declaration on the Establishment of the Authority of the People". Date: March 2, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today)
The late iconic actor Charlie Chaplin's coffin is stolen from his grave in Switzerland. Date: March 2, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today)
Czech Vladimír Remek becomes the first non-Soviet or non-American to go into space, when he is launched aboard Soyuz 28. Date: March 2, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today)
Compact discs and players are released for the first time in the United States and other markets. They had previously been available only in Japan. Date: March 2, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today)