🌟 Editor's Note
Good morning — it’s Monday, March 2. Today, we cover the first £1 note, Texas' independence, King Kong's first movie, the millionth Mustang, the first outer-planetary probe, and much more. Get ready for a quick, sharp, and insightful journey!
Love Flashback? Please support us and help keep history fascinating every day.
Invite your friend to join you on this daily journey — good karma. 💌
Got something to say? Hit reply — I read every email.
🚀 Time Machine
-1791
Long-distance communication sped up with the unveiling of a semaphore telegraph in Paris.
-1796
Napoleon Bonaparte becomes commander-in-chief of the French Army in Italy.
-1797
The Bank of England issues the first £1 note.
-1807
The U.S. Congress passed an act to ban the importation of slaves from abroad, effective next year.
-1836
Texas declared independence from Mexico during the Texas Revolution at Washington-on-the-Brazos.
-1888
The Convention of Constantinople was drafted, which guarantees free passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.
-1933
Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack's film "King Kong," starring Fay Wray, premiered in New York City.
-1943
The Battle of the Bismarck Sea begins when U.S. and Australian planes attack a Japanese convoy in the western Pacific.
-1946
Ho Chi Minh became president of North Vietnam.
-1956
The Paris Agreement rescinds the Treaty of Fez, declaring Moroccan independence from France.
-1966
Ford Motor Company celebrates making its 1 millionth Mustang, a white convertible.
-1972
Pioneer 10, the first outer-planetary probe, was launched from Cape Canaveral on a mission to Jupiter.
-2002
The US invaded Afghanistan as part of Operation Anaconda.
📸 Snapshot
Engineers and officials inside one of the gigantic pipes used at the Hoover Dam, 1935
🗨️ Last Words
“Wouldn't it be lovely if I could just go to sleep and not wake up again?”