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)

Aeroflot Flight F-77 crashes near Bugulma Airport, killing all 38 people aboard. Date: March 2, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)

Twelve European Community nations agree to ban the production of all chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) by the end of the century. Date: March 2, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)

Nelson Mandela is elected deputy president of the African National Congress. Date: March 2, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, San Marino, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, all of which (except San Marino) were former Soviet republics, join the United Nations. Date: March 2, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)

Start of the war in Transnistria. Date: March 2, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)

Space Shuttle Endeavour launches from the Kennedy Space Center on STS-67, carrying the ASTRO-2 spacelab observatory. Date: March 2, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)

Researchers at Fermilab announce the discovery of the top quark. Date: March 2, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)