This Day In History

On February 2
1536
The Argentine city of Buenos Aires was founded by Pedro de Mendoza of Spain.
1887
The beginning of groundhog day in Punxsutawney, PA.
1897
The Pennsylvania state capitol in Harrisburg was destroyed by fire. The new statehouse was dedicated nine years later on the same site.
1900
Six U.S. cities, Boston, Detroit, Milwaukee, Baltimore, Chicago and St. Louis, agreed to form baseball's American League.
1913
Grand Central Terminal opens in New York City.
1962
For the first time in 400 years, eight of the nine planets in the solar system line up.
1967
The American Basketball Association was formed by representatives of the NBA.
1981
"Late Night with David Letterman" premiered on NBC.
1985
O.J. Simpson and Nicole Brown are married in Brentwood, California.
1996
Congress votes to rewrite the 61-year-old Communications Act. Companies in the television, computer, and telephone industries are now allowed to enter and compete in each other's fields under the new Telecommunications Act.
1998
President Clinton introduced the first balanced budget in 30 years.
1999
Hugo Chávez Frías took office. He had been elected president of Venezuela in December 1998.