Historical Events on February 2

First Groundhog Day

Here are some historical events that happened on February 2:

1653: New Amsterdam (later renamed New York) was incorporated.

1848: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed, ending the Mexican-American War and ceding California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of four other modern-day U.S. states to the United States.

1887: In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, the first Groundhog Day was observed.

1922: James Joyce's novel "Ulysses" was published in Paris.

1943: The Battle of Stalingrad concluded with a Soviet victory over German forces during World War II.

1980: The United States boycotted the Moscow Olympics in protest of the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan.

2004: Swiss tennis player Roger Federer became the world No. 1 in the ATP rankings for the first time.

2014: The United States Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, was attacked by a suicide bomber, resulting in the death of a Turkish security guard.

These are just a few examples, and many other significant events have occurred on February 2 throughout history.