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Historical Events for 2nd May 2024
1345 - &;quot;Quaden Maendach&;quot; in Ghent: battles between fullers and weavers
1536 - Anne Boleyn‚ second wife of Henry VIII‚ is arrested and taken to the Tower of London
1703 - Portugal signs treaty with England to become a Great Covenant
1783 - Architect Pierre Charles L'Enfant is promoted by brevet to Major of Engineers in recognition of his service to American liberty
1917 - Cin Fred Tooney and Chic's Hippo Vaughn pitch duel no-hitter‚ Vaughn gives up 2 hits and a run in 10th‚ so Cin wins 1-0
1926 - US military intervenes in Nicaragua
1967 - Stanley Cup Final‚ Maple Leaf Gardens‚ Toronto‚ ON: Terry Sawchuk makes 40 saves as Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens‚ 3-1 in Game 6 to take title‚ 4-2
1968 - Roger Sessions' 8th Symphony premiers in New York City with William Steinberg conducting the New York Philharmonic
1972 - 126 killed in an electrical fire in Sunshine Silver mine‚ Kellogg‚ Idaho
2018 - E. coli outbreak linked to Romaine lettuce grown in Yuma‚ Arizona‚ reports the first fatality with 121 cases across 25 US states
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