Coinage Act of April 2, 1792

On April 2, 1792

The Coinage Act was enacted in the US.

It established the first mint in Philadelphia and the federal regulation of coins.

This Day in History - April 2

1982

The Falklands War broke out between Argentina and Britain over the Falkland Islands and lasted ten weeks.

1963

Martin Luther King started his first of many non-violent demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama, US.

1979

Sixty-six people died in Sverdlovsk, USSR, when a bio-warfare lab accidentally released airborne anthrax.

1800

Beethoven performed his first concert 'for his benefit' at Austria's Royal Imperial Court Theatre.

1453

The armies of Sultan Mehmed II arrived at Constantinople's outer walls and prepared to lay siege to the city.

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