Today in Military History:
December 2
Events of Military significance on this day:
| | 1805 | Battle of Austerlitz. |
| | 1823 | President James Monroe declares his doctrine. |
| | 1878 | Battle of Peiwar Kotal. 3,200 British soldiers defeated 18,000 Afghans losing only 20 killed and 78 wounded. |
| | 1917 | Hostilities ceased on the Eastern Front in World War I. |
| | 1942 | First controlled nuclear reaction at University of Chicago. |
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