February 2, 1653 in History

Event:

New Amsterdam becomes a city, later called New York City





More Notable Events on February 2:
1977 Radio Shack officially begins creating TRS-80 computer
1964 GI Joe, debuts as a popular American boy's toy
1962 8 of 9 planets align for 1st time in 400 years
1948 President Truman urges congress to adopt a civil rights program
1653 New Amsterdam becomes a city, later called New York City
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