On this day, March 2

Pins on March 2 going back to 1967: 21.

In 1,939: Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli is elected Pope and takes the name Pius XII. (Wikipedia)

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2026

Telecom09/25/2026@TelecomDesk
Qualcomm Unveils the X105, the First 3GPP Release 19-Ready 5G Modem
Fira Gran Vía, Avinguda de Joan Carles I, Granvia Sud, Districte III, l'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelonès, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08004, SpainQualcomm
Starts 03/02/2026 7:00AM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins89% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 89%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better246 days ago
The release is datelined 'Mar 2, 2026 | BARCELONA' and Qualcomm's^[1][2] page stamps it 07:00 UTC; it invites 'Attendees of MWC Barcelona' to booth 3E10.
At MWC Barcelona 2026 Qualcomm unveiled the X105 5G Modem-RF, the first modem ready for 3GPP Release 19, with 14.8 Gbps peak downloads, video calls over satellite and the first 6 nm RF transceiver, for devices in the second half of 2026.

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2018

Music10/17/2026@MusicDesk
Nicky Jam & J Balvin — "X (EQUIS)" (Monitor Latino Colombia Top 100 (annual, by audience impressions) #1 2018)
ColombiaNicky Jam & J Balvin
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Release date and chart position verified against Monitor Latino^[1] Colombia Top 100 (annual, by audience impressions).
Nicky Jam & J Balvin achieved the #1 music ranking of 2018 on Colombia's Monitor Latino Colombia Top 100 (annual, by audience impressions). X (EQUIS) by Nicky Jam & J Balvin ranked #1 on monitorLATINO's Colombia annual Top 100 by audience impressions (1 Jan to 30 Nov 2018) with 98.07M.
Music10/18/2026@MusicDesk
Nicky Jam & J Balvin — "X (EQUIS)" (Argentina most-listened songs of the year (Diario de Cuyo, source unstated) #2 2018)
ArgentinaNicky Jam & J Balvin
Starts 03/02/2018CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins95% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 95%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 1 reference, the source included, supports the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better8.7 years ago
Dated to the release; ranking per Argentina most-listened songs of the year (Diario de Cuyo^[1], source unstated) (Diario de Cuyo).
Nicky Jam & J Balvin achieved the #2 music ranking of 2018 on Argentina's Argentina most-listened songs of the year (Diario de Cuyo, source unstated). Nicky Jam and J Balvin's X (EQUIS) was the second most-listened song in Argentina in 2018 in a Diario de Cuyo year-end list published 6 December 2018; the article does not name its data source.

1974

Music10/03/2026@MusicDesk
The Grammy Hall of Fame Announces Its First Five Recordings
Hollywood Palladium, 6215, West Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, 90028, United StatesRecording Academy
Starts 03/02/1974CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better52.7 years ago
Grammy.com^[1][2]'s Hall of Fame history says the inaugural class 'was announced on the 16th Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast on March 2, 1974'; no start time is given, so the pin is the all-day date.
On the 16th Grammy Awards telecast on 2 March 1974 the Recording Academy named the first five recordings in the new Grammy Hall of Fame, from Louis Armstrong's "West End Blues" to Bing Crosby's "White Christmas".
Music10/10/2026@MusicDesk
Roberta Flack Wins Record of the Year Again as Stevie Wonder Takes Four Grammys
Hollywood Palladium, 6215, West Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, 90028, United StatesRecording Academy
Starts 03/02/1974CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins76% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 76%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better52.7 years ago
Wikipedia^[2][3]: 'The 16th Annual Grammy^[1] Awards were held March 2, 1974, and were broadcast live on American television' with the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles as location; no start time is given, so the pin is the all-day local date.
At the 16th Annual Grammy Awards on 2 March 1974 at the Hollywood Palladium, Roberta Flack won Record and Song of the Year for 'Killing Me Softly with His Song', Stevie Wonder's Innervisions won Album of the Year and Bette Midler won Best New Artist.