2 December - History and Importance of the Day

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
UAE National Day
http://www.uaenationalday.ae/en/pages/default.aspx

1409 - The University of Leipzig opened
1804 - Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned emperor of France in Paris
           http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/bonaparte_napoleon.shtml
           http://europeanhistory.about.com/od/bonapartenapoleon/a/bionapoleon.htm

1812 - James Madison was re-elected president of USA
           http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/jamesmadison
           http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/jmadison.html

1840 - William H Harrison elected 9th President of USA
           http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/williamhenryharrison
           http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/whharrison.html


1852 - Louis Napoleon became emperor
           conservapedia.com-article

1908 - Pu Yi ascends the Chinese throne as emperor at the age of two
          Pu Yi was made a gardener by the communist regime.
          http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2054364,00.html

1957 - In USA, first large scale nuclear power plant opened - Shippingport Pen
           http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/emerg-preparedness/history.html


1961 - Fidel Castro declares he's a Marxist, & will lead Cuba to Communism
1970 - Environmental Protection Agency begins (Dir: William Ruckelshaus)
1971 - Soviet Mars 3 is 1st to soft land on Mars

1971 - UAE National Day - Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujeira, Sharjah & Umm ak Qiwain form United Arab Emirates

1976 - Fidel Castro becomes President of Cuba replacing Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado.
1982 - 1st permanent artificial heart successfully implanted (University of Utah) in retired dentist Barney Clark; lived 112 days with Jarvic-7 heart
1990 - 1st time 12 people in space






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Knowledge History - Science, Engineering and Management - 2 December

Technology History
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Cricket history
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2012 News

A small portion of a tunnel in Japan collapsed. 100 metre long section of Sasago tunnel,  on the Chugo Express Highway close to Tokyo caved in and concrete slabs fell on cars. Some car caught fire and smoke filled the tunnel. Rescue works are going on
Watch a video in
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/dec/02/japan-tunnel-collapse-motorists-trapped





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