On this day: February 2

February 2: Groundhog Day in Canada and the United States

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• 1141 – Stephen, King of England was captured by forces loyal to the Empress Matilda at the Battle of Lincoln.
• 1709 – Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk was rescued by English captain Woodes Rogers and the crew of the Duke after spending four years as a castaway on an uninhabited island in the Juan Fernández archipelago, providing the inspiration for Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe.
• 1934 – The Export–Import Bank, the United States' official export credit agency, was established.
• 2004 – Swiss tennis player Roger Federer (pictured) became the top-ranked men's singles player, a position he held for a record 237 consecutive weeks.

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