In History, Today on December 2

Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned Emperor of the French at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.

U.S. President James Monroe delivered the Monroe Doctrine, a key policy statement warning European nations against colonizing or interfering in the Americas.

Franz Joseph I became Emperor of Austria following the abdication of his uncle, Ferdinand I.

Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte staged a coup d'état, dissolving the French National Assembly and establishing himself as the ruler of France.

Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte declared himself Emperor Napoleon III, establishing the Second French Empire.

Militant abolitionist John Brown was executed for his role in the raid on Harpers Ferry.

The first controlled nuclear chain reaction was initiated by Enrico Fermi and his team at the University of Chicago, marking the beginning of the Atomic Age.

The United States Senate voted to censure Senator Joseph McCarthy for his conduct during the anti-communist hearings.

Fidel Castro and his followers landed in Cuba aboard the yacht Granma, beginning the Cuban Revolution.

The United Arab Emirates was formed as a federation of six emirates, with a seventh joining in February 1972.

Barney Clark became the first human to receive a permanent artificial heart, the Jarvik-7, in a surgery performed by Dr. William DeVries.

NASA launched the Space Shuttle Endeavour on a mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.

Enron Corporation, once the seventh largest company in the United States, filed for bankruptcy protection, marking the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history at the time.

NASA announced the discovery of the bacterium GFAJ-1, which was able to incorporate arsenic into its DNA, challenging the traditional understanding of the biochemistry of life.

A mass shooting occurred at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California, resulting in 14 deaths and 22 injuries. The attack was carried out by a married couple, Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, and was later classified as an act of terrorism.

A fire broke out during a concert at the Ghost Ship warehouse in Oakland, California, killing 36 people. The tragedy highlighted issues of building safety and code violations in artist spaces.

The United States Senate passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a major overhaul of the U.S. tax code, which included significant tax cuts for individuals and corporations.

Qatar announces its decision to leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) after nearly 60 years of membership, effective January 2019, to focus on its natural gas production.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) marked its 70th anniversary with a summit in London, where leaders discussed issues such as defense spending and the strategic direction of the alliance.