This Day in History
Today: April 2, 2026
1513
Having spotted land on March 27, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León comes ashore on what is now the U.S. state of Florida, landing somewhere between the modern city of St. Augustine and the mouth of the St. Johns River.[1]
1755
Commodore William James captures the Maratha fortress of Suvarnadurg on the west coast of India.[2]
1792
The Coinage Act is passed by Congress, establishing the United States Mint.[3]
1800
Ludwig van Beethoven leads the premiere of his First Symphony in Vienna.[4]
1801
French Revolutionary Wars: In the Battle of Copenhagen a British Royal Navy squadron defeats a hastily assembled, smaller, mostly-volunteer Dano-Norwegian Navy at high cost, forcing Denmark out of the Second League of Armed Neutrality.[5]
1863
American Civil War: The largest in a series of Southern bread riots occurs in Richmond, Virginia.[6]
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