This Day In History

March 2
1946
Ho Chi Minh is elected the President of North Vietnam.
1955
King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia abdicates the throne in favor of his father, King Norodom Suramarit.
1962
In Burma, the army led by General Ne Win seizes power in a coup d'état.
1969
Soviet and Chinese forces clash at a border outpost on the Ussuri River.
1990
Nelson Mandela is elected deputy President of the African National Congress.
1991
Battle at Rumaila Oil Field brings an end to the 1991 Gulf War.
2002
U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins, (ending on March 19 after killing 500 Taliban and al Qaeda fighters, with 11 Western troop fatalities).