On January 2nd, 1492, Granada [1], home of the Alhambra [2] palace and the seat and final stronghold of the Moorish kingdom in Spain [3], was surrendered to the Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand II [4] and Isabella I [5], ending the Reconquest [6].
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On January 2, 1999, a major snowstorm struck the Midwest, leaving 14 inches of snow in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and 19 inches in Chicago, Illinois, where temperatures plunged to -13 °F (-25 °C); 68 deaths were reported.
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January 2nd, 1776 is the anniversary of the first revolutionary flag to be displayed.
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Also on this date in 1936, the first night vision electron tube was revealed in St. Louis, Missouri.
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SurvivalBlog Writing Contest
Today we present another entry for Round 110 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest [7]. But first, an important reminder: