Historical Events for 2nd January 2026

366 – The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers and invade the Roman Empire
1958 – Dmitri Shostakovich’ 2nd Piano Concerto has US premiere, with Leonard Bernstein as soloist and conductor of the New York Philharmonic at Carnegie hall in NYCs in NY
1967 – 33rd Sugar Bowl: #6 Alabama beats #3 Nebraska, 34-7
1969 – Once influential daily sports newspaper, ‘Soviet Sport’ declares Czech super-star distance runner Emil Zatopek a “public enemy” after he supports democratic wing of the Communist Party at start of the Prague Spring
1972 – “Rothschilds” closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC after 505 performances
1989 – 75th Rose Bowl: #11 Michigan beats #5 Southern California, 22-14
1996 – 25th Fiesta Bowl: #1 Nebraska beats #2 Florida, 62-24
2022 – Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok resigns in a televised address amid political deadlock after a rejection of his deal with the military by pro-democracy forces

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