What to remember about January 2nd…
- 1776 Congress publishes Tory Act to advise colonies on how to deal with persons remaining loyal to Britain
- 1788 Georgia becomes 4th state in the Union by voting to ratify the U.S. Constitution
- 1909 Father of modern conservatism and 5-term U.S. Senator Barry Morris Goldwater is born in Phoenix, Arizona (d. 1998)
- 1923 Albert Fall, Secretary of the Interior under President Harding resigns over corruption charges in Teapot Dome scandal
- 1935 Bruno Hauptman goes on trial for the murder of the infant son of aviation hero Charles Lindbergh
- 1974 President Nixon signs Emergency Highway Energy Conservation Act to establish a national speed limit during oil crisis
- 1980 President Carter reacts to Soviet invasion of Afghanistan by delaying implementation of SALT-II Treaty; Soviets unimpressed
