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My name is Jack, and today I have another episode of this day in World History for December 2 on December 2, 1852, the french author Victor Hugo published his classic novel Les Miserables.
On December 2, 1942, the first controlled nuclear chain reaction was successfully conducted at the University of Chicago as part of the Manhattan Project, a significant development in the development of nuclear weapons.
On December 2, 1954, the United States Senate voted to censure Senator Joseph McCarthy for his conduct during investigations of alleged communist activities in the us government, bringing an end to McCarthyism.
On December 2, 1971, the United Arab Emirates was formed as a federation of six emirates, including Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
On December 2, 1982, at the University of Utah, Barney Clark became the first human to receive a permanent artificial heart.
On December 2, 1993, colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar was killed in a shootout with police en Medellin.
On December 2, 2001, Enron Corporation, one of the world's largest energy trading companies, filed for bankruptcy amid a massive accounting scandal.
On December 2, 2001, the United States and Russia agreed to reduce their nuclear weapons stockpiles under the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty.
And on December 2, 2015, a terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California left 14 people dead and 22 injured.
And these are just a few examples of events that have occurred on December 2 throughout history.
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