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April 2

3 sourced moments from April 2 in history: Ponce de León sighted and named Florida on April 2, 1513; The first detailed photo of the Sun was taken in 1845; and Argentina's 1982 Falklands invasion split Reagan's cabinet.

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3 things happened on April 2

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1982 History · War & Conflict

Argentina's 1982 Falklands invasion split Reagan's cabinet

When Argentina seized the Falklands on 2 April 1982, Washington had to choose between two allies, and spent four weeks trying not to.

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1845 Space · Solar System

The first detailed photo of the Sun was taken in 1845

On April 2, 1845, Fizeau and Foucault caught a 4.5-inch Sun on a daguerreotype plate, sunspots and all, after earlier tries came out too tiny to read.

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1513 History · Modern

Ponce de León sighted and named Florida on April 2, 1513

He named La Florida for the Easter season and came ashore a day later — but nobody knows where, and his royal contract never mentioned a Fountain of Youth.

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