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2nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards

The 2nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards (2001): winners announced October 30, 2001 at Los Angeles's Conga Room after the Miami show was moved and postponed by September 11; Alejandro Sanz won four awards for El Alma Al Aire.

2nd Armored Division (United States)

The 2nd Armored Division (United States), "Hell on Wheels," was a US Army armored division activated at Fort Benning on July 15, 1940, commanded early by George S. Patton, and one of only two heavy armored divisions of World War II.

2nd Canadian Division

2nd Canadian Division, Canadian Army formation headquartered in Montreal; since 2026 the Army's foundation for defence of Canada, commanding all ten Reserve brigades, the Canadian Rangers Group, and Arctic response units; earlier CEF and WWII divisions fought at Ypres, Courcelette, Dieppe, and Normandy.

2nd Cavalry Regiment (United States)

The 2nd Cavalry Regiment (2CR), also the Second Dragoons, is the U.S. Army's oldest active cavalry regiment (1836) and its only Europe-based Stryker brigade, at Vilseck, Germany, known for 73 Easting and modernization experiments.

2nd century

The 2nd century (101-200 CE): Rome under Hadrian and the Antonines, Han China ending in the 184 CE Yellow Turban Rebellion, the Kushan Empire at its height, Silk Road and Indian Ocean trade, and the Antonine Plague.

2nd century BC

The 2nd century BC (200–101 BC): Rome defeated Macedon (Cynoscephalae, Pydna), signed the Treaty of Apameia, and became the Mediterranean's preponderant power, while Han-era Silk Road trade took shape.

2nd Chapter of Acts

2nd Chapter of Acts: American contemporary Christian vocal trio (Annie Herring, Matthew Ward, Nellie Greisen), formed 1972 in California, disbanded 1988; best known for "Easter Song" and albums With Footnotes and Mansion Builder.

2nd Congress of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party

Second Congress of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP), held July-August 1903 in Brussels and London; adopted the party programme and rules, elected central bodies, and produced the Bolshevik-Menshevik split between Lenin's and Martov's supporters.

2nd Infantry Division (United States)

The 2nd Infantry Division ("Indianhead") is a US Army division activated in France on 26 October 1917, twice Marine-commanded, veteran of five wars, and now the US Army's only permanently forward-stationed division, the ROK-US Combined Division in Korea.

2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)

2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles), a Gurkha rifle regiment raised in 1815, served the Indian then British Army, defended Delhi Ridge in 1857, and merged into the Royal Gurkha Rifles in 1994.

2nd millennium

2nd millennium: the Common Era period AD 1001-2000 by standard reckoning (celebrated as ending in 2000 because the era has no year 0). Spans the Mongol Empire, Song China, European expansion, and industrialization; began with a world population of 270 million.

2nd millennium BC

The 2nd millennium BC (2000–1001 BC), the height of the Bronze Age: Amorite and Canaanite city-states, Mitanni, Hittites, Minoan palaces, Yellow River civilization, and the Late Bronze Age collapse.

2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich

2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich (2. SS-Panzer-Division "Das Reich"), a Waffen-SS armored division formed from the SS-Verfügungstruppe, fought in France 1940, the Eastern Front, and Normandy 1944; notorious for the Tulle hangings and the Oradour-sur-Glane massacre ordered by Heinz Lammerding.

2nd Watch

2nd Watch was a Seattle-area managed cloud services provider founded in 2010, which migrated and ran enterprise workloads on AWS and Azure before rebranding as Ollion in 2023.

2NE1

2NE1 (투애니원), South Korean YG Entertainment girl group (CL, Park Bom, Sandara Park, Minzy); debuted 2009 with "Fire", disbanded November 2016, reunited for the 2024-25 WELCOME BACK tour marking their 15th anniversary.

2p15p16.1 microdeletion syndrome

2p15p16.1 microdeletion syndrome (Del(2)(p15p16.1), OMIM 612513) is a rare contiguous gene deletion disorder on chromosome 2p causing intellectual disability, microcephaly, hypotonia, and facial dysmorphism; candidate genes XPO1, USP34, BCL11A, REL.

2p21 microdeletion syndrome

2p21 microdeletion syndrome (Del(2)(p21), hypotonia-cystinuria type 1) is an autosomal recessive contiguous gene deletion disorder at 2p21 involving SLC3A1, PREPL, PPM1B, and C2orf34, causing cystinuria, neonatal seizures, hypotonia, severe developmental delay, and lactic acidemia.

2Pacalypse Now

2Pacalypse Now is 2Pac's (Tupac Shakur's) debut studio album, released November 12, 1991 on Interscope: 13 political rap tracks including "Brenda's Got a Baby" and "Trapped", later certified gold and condemned by Vice President Dan Quayle in 1992.

2PM (투피엠)

2PM (투피엠) is a JYP Entertainment K-pop boy band that debuted September 4, 2008 with "10 Out of 10"; six members since Jay Park's 2010 departure, known for the beast idol image, Japan success, and the 2026 THE RETURN reunion concerts.

2point4 Children

2point4 Children is a BBC One family sitcom created and written by Andrew Marshall, running 1991–1999 in eight series and 56 episodes about the Porter family of Chiswick, ending after Gary Olsen's 2000 death.

2q23.1 microdeletion syndrome

2q23.1 microdeletion syndrome, also called pseudo-Angelman syndrome or MBD5 haploinsufficiency, is a rare chromosomal disorder caused by deletion at 2q23.1 on chromosome 2, causing intellectual disability, speech impairment, seizures, and sleep and behavior problems.

2q37 microdeletion syndrome

2q37 microdeletion syndrome, also called brachydactyly-intellectual disability syndrome or Albright hereditary osteodystrophy-like syndrome, is a rare terminal chromosome 2q37 deletion disorder featuring developmental delay, brachydactyly type E, obesity, hypotonia, and autism, with HDAC4 haploinsufficiency as the main genetic contributor.

2raumwohnung

2raumwohnung is a German-language electropop duo from Berlin, formed in 2000 by Inga Humpe and Tommi Eckart, known for 'Wir trafen uns in einem Garten' and '36 Grad'.

2S1 Gvozdika (2С1 «Гвоздика»)

The 2S1 Gvozdika (2С1 «Гвоздика", "Carnation") is a Soviet amphibious 122-mm self-propelled howitzer adopted in 1970; more than 10,000 were built from 1971 to 1991.

2S12 Sani

The 2S12 Sani is a Soviet and Russian 120 mm heavy mortar system, first fielded in 1981, consisting of the 2B11 towed mortar carried on a cross-country truck.

2S19 Msta

The 2S19 Msta, also known as the 2S19 Msta-S (Мста-С), is a Soviet and Russian 152 mm tracked self-propelled howitzer built by Uraltransmash and accepted into service in 1989.

2S25 Sprut-SD (С25 «Спрут-СД")

The 2S25 Sprut-SD (С25 «Спрут-СД») is a Russian 125 mm self-propelled anti-tank gun carrying a main battle tank gun on an 18-tonne amphibious, air-droppable chassis for the airborne troops.

2S3 Akatsiya (2С3 «Акация»)

The 2S3 Akatsiya (2С3 «Акация»), also designated SO-152, is a Soviet 152 mm self-propelled howitzer accepted for service in 1971 and still used by Russia and Ukraine.

2S35 Koalitsiya-SV (С35 Коалиция-СВ)

The 2S35 Koalitsiya-SV is a Russian 152 mm tracked self-propelled howitzer with an automatic loader and uncrewed turret, able to fire about 16 rounds per minute; it entered production in 2023.

2S4 Tyulpan (2С4 «Тюльпан»)

The 2S4 Tyulpan (2С4 «Тюльпан», Russian for "tulip") is a Soviet 240 mm self-propelled mortar, the largest-caliber mortar system in service anywhere, adopted in 1971 and used in Afghanistan, Chechnya, Syria, and Ukraine.