Notable Birthdays for March 2
Henry Beebee Carrington (1824-1912) - Brigadier General for the Union Army.
Jefferson Columbus Davis (1828-1879) - Brevet Major General for the Union Army.
Susanna M. Salter (1860-1961) - The first woman to be elected as mayor and one of the first woman to serve in any political office in American.
Edward Condon (1902-1974) - Physicist who helped develop the radar in WWII.
Dr. Seuss (1904-1991) - Children's book writer and illustrator.
Jheri Redding (1907-1998) - Hairdresser and creator of Jheri curl hair products.
Henry Katzman (1912-2001) - Co-founder of Broadcast Music Incorporated.
Frances Spence (1922-2012) - Female computer programmer considered one of the first computer programmers in history.
Clark Gesner (1938-2002) - Composer who wrote and created the music for You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.
Mark Dean (1957-Still Living) - Computer engineer who holds three PC patents for being the co-creator of the IBM personal computer.
Jon Bon Jovi (1962-Still Living) - Founder and lead singer of the rock band Bon Jovi.
Laird Hamilton (1964-Still Living) - Big-wave surfer and co-inventor of tow-in surfing.
Memorable Events for March 2
1807 - Congress passes the Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves, making it illegal to import slaves into the U.S.
1819 - Congress passes its first immigration law.
1867 - Congress passes the first Reconstruction Act to help determine how the southern states will reenter the Union.
1866 - The first company in the U.S. begins making sewing needles by machine.
1867 - The Department of Education is created by Congress.
1925 - The U.S. begins marking and numbering roads across the country.