On this day in history - December 2

What Happened On This Day – December 2

• 2001 Enron Files for Bankruptcy

  The Houston, Texas-based energy company filed for Chapter Eleven bankruptcy after reports of widespread accounting fraud became public. At that time, the company became the largest company in the history of the United States to declare bankruptcy.

• 1988 Benazir Bhutto is sworn in as Prime Minister

  Benazir Bhutto takes office as Pakistan's Prime Minister, becoming the first woman PM of Pakistan.

• 1982 First artificial heart transplant

  Barney Clark became the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart. The surgery occurred at the University of Utah Medical Center. Clark lived for 112 days after the transplant.

• 1939 LaGuardia Airport in New York City opens its doors

  The airport was named after New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia. American Airlines was the first carrier to regularly provide passenger service.

• 1804 Napoleon is crowned Emperor of France

  Napoleon Bonaparte had risen through the ranks of the French army during the French revolution and became one of the most influential political figures of his era. His self-coronation as Napoleon I took place in Notre Dame in Paris, France.