Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/April 2
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April 2: Malvinas Day in Argentina (2006), Daylight Saving Time begins in most of North America and ends in Australia.
- 1792 - By the Coinage Act, the U.S. Mint was founded and the U.S. currency was decimalised.
- 1801 - British forces led by Horatio Nelson defeated the Dano-Norwegian fleet in the Battle of Copenhagen.
- 1956 - As the World Turns premiered on U.S. television as the first half-hour serial drama.
- 1982 - Falklands War: Argentine special forces began the invasion of the Falkland Islands.
- 1992 - John Gotti (pictured), the crime boss of the Gambino crime family, was convicted of racketeering, murder, conspiracy to commit murder, loansharking, obstruction of justice, illegal gambling and tax evasion.
Recent days: April 1 – March 31 – March 30 Template:SelAnnivFooter