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April 2
4 moments across history
UN General Assembly Adopts Arms Trade Treaty
Arms Trade Treaty adopted
UN General Assembly vote
The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Arms Trade Treaty on April 2, 2013, by a vote of 154 to 3. The first global treaty regulating the international trade in conventional arms aimed to prevent weapons from fueling conflicts and human rights violations.
India Claims 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup Title
India wins Cricket World Cup
Wankhede Stadium final
India defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in the final of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup in Mumbai on April 2, 2011. It was India's first World Cup title in 28 years, with MS Dhoni's match-winning six sealing the victory before a packed Wankhede Stadium.
Charlie Chaplin Returns to Accept Honorary Oscar
Chaplin's honorary Oscar
44th Academy Awards
Charlie Chaplin ended a 20-year self-imposed exile from the United States to accept an Honorary Academy Award at the 44th Academy Awards, receiving a record-breaking 12-minute standing ovation. The filmmaker had been barred from re-entering the U.S. since 1952 due to McCarthy-era suspicions of communist sympathies.
Premiere of 2001: A Space Odyssey
2001 Space Odyssey premiere
Kubrick's landmark film
Stanley Kubrick's collaboration with Arthur C. Clarke debuted at the Uptown Theater in Washington D.C. on April 2, 1968, presenting 142 minutes of pioneering visual effects and philosophical science fiction. The film screened fourteen months before the Apollo 11 landing and established new technical benchmarks for depicting space travel and artificial intelligence.