Inventions, firsts, and turning points tied to today’s date — each one sourced and dated.
On April 2, 1982, Argentine forces seized the British-held Falklands, igniting a 74-day war in the South Atlantic.
On April 2, 1845, two French physicists froze the Sun's disk onto a metal plate in a sixtieth of a second — sunspots and all.
On April 2, 1513, a Spanish expedition glimpsed a green coastline and christened it La Florida, opening Europe's long reach into North America.
