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Here are 10 historical events that took place on February 2nd, listed in chronological order: 1653: New Amsterdam (later renamed New York City) is incorporated. 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 toContinue reading “This Day in History: February 2nd”