Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard write a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging him to begin the Manhattan Project to develop a nuclear weapon. On…
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2 August 1274
Edward I of England returns from the Ninth Crusade and is crowned King seventeen days later. The Ninth Crusade (1271–1272) is generally regarded as the…
2 August 1776
The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence took place. The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence was a pivotal moment in…
2 August 1990
Iraq invades Kuwait, eventually leading to the Gulf War. Economic Problems: Iraq was facing severe economic problems after the Iran-Iraq War, which left the country…
2 August 1776
The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence took place. The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence is one of the most…
2 August 1858
The Government of India Act 1858 replaces Company rule in India with that of the British Raj.
2 August 1980
A bomb explodes at the railway station in Bologna, Italy, killing 85 people and wounding more than 200 [rdp-wiki-embed url=’todayshistory.org/wp-admin/post-new.php’]
2 August 1990
Iraq invades Kuwait which triggers events that eventually leading to the Gulf War. On Aug. 2, 1990, Iraq invaded its neighbor Kuwait, triggering a series…
2 August 1415
Thomas Grey is beheaded for conspiring against King Henry V. On this date in 1415, about to set sail from Southampton for the invasion of…