On May 2, 1776 France and Spain agree to donate arms to American rebels fighting the British. 1808 The citizens of Madrid rise up against Napoleon. 1813 Napoleon defeats a Russian and Prussian army at Grossgorschen. 1890 The Territory of Oklahoma is created. 1941 Hostilities break out between British forces in Iraq and that country's pro-German faction. 1942 Admiral Chester J. Nimitz, convinced that the Japanese will attack Midway Island, visits the island to review its readiness. 1945 Russian forces take Berlin after 12 days of fierce house-to-house fighting. 1946 Prisoners revolt at California's Alcatraz prison. 1968 The U.S. Army attacks Nhi Ha in South Vietnam and begins a fourteen-day battle to wrestle it away from Vietnamese Communists. Born on May 2, 1729 Catherine II, Czarina of Russia. 1892 Manfred von Richthofen (the Red Baron), German fighter ace of World War I. 1901 Bing [Harry Lillis] Crosby, singer and actor. PS. I recall there were a threads like this, but I couln't find them. If you remember better, please give me a link to them.
