History for December 2

History for December 2 - On-This-Day.com
George Seurat 1859, Charles Ringling 1862, Alexander M. Haig 1924


Lucy Liu 1968 - Actress, Britney Spears 1981 - Singer, TV judge ("The X Factor"), Aaron Rodgers 1983 - Football player


1804 - Napoleon was crowned emperor of France at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris.


1823 - U.S. President James Monroe outlined his doctrine opposing European expansion in the Western Hemisphere.


1901 - Gillette patented the KC Gillette Razor. It was first razor to feature a permanent handle and disposable double-edge razor blades.


1927 - The Ford Motor Company unveiled the Model A automobile. It was the successor to the Model T.


1942 - A self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was demonstrated by Dr. Enrico Fermi and his staff at the University of Chicago.


1961 - Cuban leader Fidel Castro declared in a nationally broadcast speech that he was a Marxist-Leninist and that he was going to lead Cuba to communism.


1969 - The Boeing 747 jumbo jet got its first public preview as 191 people flew from Seattle, WA, to New York City, NY. Most of the passengers were reporters and photographers.


2001 - Enron Corp. filed for Chapter 11 reorganization. The filing came five days after Dynegy walked away from a $8.4 billion buyout. It was the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history.