How Many Days Until January 2?

This day in history: January 2

1. 1963

   Vietnam War: The Viet Cong won its first major victory at the Battle of Ap Bac.

2. 1967

   Ronald Reagan began his career in government when he was sworn in as the 33rd governor of California.

3. 1976

   An extratropical cyclone began affecting parts of western Europe, resulting in coastal flooding around the southern portions of the North Sea and leading to at least 82 deaths.

4. 1991

   Sharon Pratt Dixon was sworn in as the mayor of Washington, D.C., becoming the first African-American woman to hold the position.

5. 2004

   The Stardust space probe flew by the comet Wild 2 and collected particle samples from its coma, which were later returned to Earth.

6. 2009

   Sri Lankan civil war: The Sri Lankan army captured the town of Kilinochchi from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, concluding the Battle of Kilinochchi.

7. 2016

   Nimr al-Nimr, a prominent Shia cleric in Saudi Arabia, was executed by the Saudi government along with 46 other people.

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