On this day in History - December 2

1697 – St Paul's Cathedral, rebuilt to the design of Sir Christopher Wren following the Great Fire of London, is consecrated

1845 – Manifest Destiny: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President James K. Polk proposes that the United States should aggressively expand into the West.

1927 – Following 19 years of Ford Model T production, the Ford Motor Company unveils the Ford Model A as its new automobile.

1976 – Fidel Castro becomes President of Cuba, replacing Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado.

1991 – Canada and Poland become the first nations to recognize the independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union.