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2 January
Contemporary era
1959
Launch of Luna 1, first lunar probe
On 2 January 1959, the USSR launched Luna 1, the first craft to approach the Moon and escape Earth's gravity.
The first probe to escape Earth's gravity, Luna 1 missed the Moon and became the first artificial object to orbit the Sun.
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- Encyclopaedia Luna space probe (Encyclopaedia Britannica) Encyclopaedia Britannica. 5/5
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Contemporary era
1905
Surrender of Port Arthur
On 2 January 1905, the fall of Port Arthur to Japan marked a turning point in the Russo-Japanese War.
Besieged since the summer of 1904, the Russian naval base fell after deadly assaults; its loss hastened Russia's defeat.
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- Encyclopaedia Battle of Port Arthur (Encyclopaedia Britannica) Encyclopaedia Britannica. 5/5
- Encyclopaedia Siege of Port Arthur (Wikipedia) Wikipedia. 4/5
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From the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment
1492
Fall of Granada, end of the Reconquista
On 2 January 1492, the surrender of Granada to the Catholic Monarchs ended Muslim rule in Spain and eight centuries of Reconquista.
The Nasrid king Boabdil handed over the keys of the Alhambra. The negotiated surrender first promised Muslims religious freedom, soon broken.
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- Encyclopaedia Reconquista (Encyclopaedia Britannica) Encyclopaedia Britannica. 5/5
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