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A bit of February 2nd history…
1349 - By this date at least 200 people a day were being buried in London due to the Black Death
1709 - British sailor Alexander Selkirk is rescued by William Dampier after being marooned on a desert island for 5 years; his story inspires Robinson Crusoe (pictured)
1848 - 1st shipload of Chinese immigrants arrive in San Francisco
1848 - Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends the Mexican-American War: US acquires Texas, California, New Mexico and Arizona for $15 million
1887 - In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania 1st Groundhog Day is observed
1971 - Idi Amin ousts Milton Obote and appoints himself President (dictator) of Uganda
2019 - More than 40 mummies found at site south of Cairo, Egypt
2019 - American singer R Kelly arrested after turning himself in on 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, including with 3 minors
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