User:Hawkeye7/War/Selected anniversaries/January 2

January 2

 * 366 - Alemanni cross the frozen Rhine in large numbers, invading Roman Empire.
 * 1492 - Reconquista: Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain, surrenders.
 * 1757 - The United Kingdom captures Calcutta, India.
 * 1905 - Russo-Japanese War: The Russian fleet surrenders at Port Arthur, China.
 * 1941 - The U.S. government announces its Liberty ship program with a stated goal of building 200 freighters. Over 2,700 ships will eventually be constructed by the end of the war.
 * 1942 - World War II: Manila is captured by Japanese forces.