This Day in History: February 2nd

Here are 10 historical events that took place on February 2nd, listed in chronological order:

1. 1653: New Amsterdam (later renamed New York City) is incorporated.
2. 1848: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed, ending the Mexican-American War and ceding California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and parts of Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, and Oklahoma to the United States.
3. 1887: In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, the first Groundhog Day is celebrated.
4. 1920: The Tartu Peace Treaty is signed between Estonia and Soviet Russia.
5. 1935: Leonard Keeler administers the first polygraph test, also known as a lie detector, in Portage, Wisconsin.
6. 1971: Idi Amin ousts Milton Obote in a military coup in Uganda.
7. 1980: Reports surface that the FBI is investigating Abscam, a sting operation involving bribery of U.S. Congress members.
8. 1990: South African President F.W. de Klerk announces plans to end apartheid and open negotiations to end racial discrimination.
9. 2004: Swiss tennis player Roger Federer becomes the world No. 1 in the ATP rankings for the first time.
10. 2012: The ferry MV Rabaul Queen sinks off the coast of Papua New Guinea, resulting in the deaths of at least 162 people.

These events span a variety of historical contexts and geographical locations.

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