Tuesday Headlines for Dec. 2, 2025

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Detained Bozeman anesthesiologist charged with child sexual assault dies by suicide

Bull elk rescued from icy pond near Manhattan

First Montana flu death of the 2025-2026 season confirmed

Incarcerated parents give the gift of recorded reading for the holidays

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Historical events & milestones for Dec. 2nd

• 1804 — Napoleon crowns himself Emperor of the French at Notre‑Dame de Paris.
• 1823 — U.S. President James Monroe delivers the message that became known as the Monroe Doctrine, a cornerstone of American foreign policy.
• 1859 — Abolitionist John Brown is hanged in Charles Town, Virginia, for his role in the Harpers Ferry raid.
• 1899 — Battle of Tirad Pass (Philippine–American War): Filipino forces delay U.S. troops, allowing President Emilio Aguinaldo to escape.
• 1942 — Enrico Fermi and the Chicago Pile‑1 team achieve the first controlled, self‑sustaining nuclear chain reaction (beginning of the Atomic Age).
• 1952 — The first public television broadcast of a human birth is televised (KOA‑TV, Denver).
• 1982 — Surgeons at the University of Utah implant the Jarvik‑7, the first permanent artificial heart, in Barney Clark.
• 1988 — Benazir Bhutto is sworn in as prime minister of Pakistan, the first woman to lead a Muslim-majority country.
• 1993 — Notorious Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is killed (reported as Dec. 2).
• 2020 — The U.K. becomes the first Western country to grant emergency authorization for the Pfizer‑BioNTech COVID‑19 vaccine (Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine approval announced Dec. 2).

Observances, holidays and awareness days

• International Day for the Abolition of Slavery (United Nations observance).
• National Pollution Control Day (India; observed to remember victims of the Bhopal disaster and raise pollution awareness).
• Special Education Day / National Special Education Day (awareness).
• National Mutt Day (U.S.; promotes adoption of mixed‑breed dogs).
• World Computer Literacy Day (awareness of digital literacy).

Notable births (people born Dec. 2)

• 1825 — Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil.
• 1923 — Maria Callas, Greek‑American operatic soprano.
• 1968 — Lucy Liu, American actress.
• 1973 — Monica Seles, tennis champion.
• 1978 — Nelly Furtado, Canadian singer‑songwriter.
• 1981 — Britney Spears, American pop singer.
• 1983 — Aaron Rodgers, American NFL quarterback.
• 1991 — Charlie Puth, American singer‑songwriter/producer.

Notable deaths (people who died Dec. 2)

• 1547 — Hernán Cortés, Spanish conquistador (reported date of death).
• 1859 — John Brown, American abolitionist (executed).
• 1972 — Yip Man (Ip Man), Chinese martial artist and Wing Chun master.
• 1985 — Philip Larkin, English poet and novelist.
• 1986 — Desi Arnaz, Cuban‑American actor, bandleader and television pioneer.
• 1990 — Aaron Copland, American composer.
• 1993 — Pablo Escobar, Colombian drug trafficker (killed).

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