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Article: Saturday, February 2
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- January 26, 2008
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Today is Saturday, Feb. 2, the 33rd day of 2008. There are 333 days left in the year.
Highlights in history on this date:
1535 - Argentine city of Buenos Aires is founded by Pedro de Mendoza of Spain.
1653 - New Amsterdam _ now New York City _ with a population of 800, gains a city charter from the Dutch.
1797 - Mantua, Italy, surrenders to the French.
1808 - French force occupies Rome after Pope Pius VII refuses to recognize Kingdom of Naples and to join alliance against Britain.
1848 - Mexico signs the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending a U.S. invasion and ceding Texas, New Mexico and California to the United States, and receives $15 million in return.
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