On this day …
January 2, 2015
- In 533, Mercurius became Pope John II, the first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to the papacy.
- In 1871, Amadeus I became King of Spain.
- In 1935, Bruno Hauptmann went on trial for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr.
- In 1942, Manila, Philippines was captured by Japanese forces.
- In 1967, Ronald Reagan was sworn in as governor of California.
- In 1974, President Richard Nixon signed a bill lowering the maximum U.S. speed limit to 55 mph in order to conserve gasoline.
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