On this day in History - March 2

1797 – The Bank of England issues the first one-pound and two-pound banknotes.

1882 – Queen Victoria narrowly escapes an assassination attempt by Roderick Maclean in Windsor.

1933 – The film King Kong premieres in Radio City Music Hall and RKO Roxy in New York City.

1949 – Captain James Gallagher lands his B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II in Fort Worth, Texas, after completing the first non-stop around-the-world airplane flight in 94 hours and one minute.

1962 – Wilt Chamberlain sets the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association by scoring 100 points.