April 2
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Significant events that happened (or will happen) on April 2.
Events
- 1917 – President Woodrow Wilson asked a special joint session of the United States Congress for a declaration of war against the German Empire.
- 1942 - An order of the Secretary of War establishes the institution "to be known as the School of Military Government" at the University of Virginia.
Births
- 1854 – Benjamin Tonsler was born into slavery near Earlysville. An influential educator throughout his adult life, Tonsler became a prominent leader in Charlottesville's Black community and served as the namesake of Tonsler Park.