January 2, 1842 - The first cable suspension bridge opens to traffic in Fairmount, Pennsylvania.

January 2, 1870 - The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City begins construction.

January 2, 1882 - The Standard Oil Trust is formed by John D. Rockefeller.

January 2, 1903 - Due to its refusal to hire an African-American postmistress, Theodore Roosevelt closes a post office in Missouri.

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January 2, 1906 - Willis Carrier receives a patent for an "apparatus for treating air".

January 2, 1935 - Bruno Hauptmann goes on trial for the kidnapping and murder of Charles and Anne Lindbergh's infant.

January 2, 1941 - The Andrews Sisters record "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy".

 

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