birthday By andrewposton Mar 2, 1799 congress standardizes weight and measurements Mar 2, 1868 university of illinois opens Mar 2, 1927 babe ruth becomes the highest paid baseball player Mar 2, 1933 king kong premiers in NYC Mar 2, 1937 mexico nationalizes oil Mar 2, 1941 bulgaria joins axis power Mar 2, 1946 ho chi mhin becomes president of north korea Mar 2, 1966 215,000 US soldiers in vietnam Mar 2, 1976 walt disney world loggs its 50 millionth visitor Mar 2, 1977 lybia amends the constitution Mar 2, 1990 ghey hound bus goes on strike