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Today in History - Major Events on This Day

Today in History - Major Events on This Day

August 2, 2026

2 August 2026

Today in History - Major Events on This Day

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Today in History: May 19, West Virginia's Matewan Massacre

Electricity bills in energy-rich West Virginia now top mortgages

Trump's EPA is paving the way for haze to return to national parks

Trump blasts Pirro after she refutes his claim about Reflecting Pool

Palestinians hope Hamas will disarm but fear Israel won't withdraw

Trump honors National Guard members shot in Washington

Trump's immigration crackdown led to drop in US growth rate last year as population hit 342 million

Trump illegally blocked $7.6B in clean energy grants to Democratic states

Trump stands to profit off US policy announcements by selling fast access

Russian attack hits Kryvyi Rih area, killing family of ten

SNAP bans on soda, candy and other foods take effect in five states Jan. 1

Suspect in national guard shooting faces new federal charges

Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández freed after Trump pardon

Heat wave to bring record-breaking temps to Western US

UEFA declares no confidence in Infantino and vows accountability

National Guard member shot in DC has shown positive signs

Trump issues White House invitation to families of the two National Guard members who were shot

US Halts All Asylum Decisions After Shooting

Trump's threat to push ahead on settlement fund injects new uncertainty

Communities honor West Virginia National Guard members shot in Washington

Suspect in shooting of National Guard members now facing first-degree murder charge

Trump Wants to 'Permanently Pause' Migration

Authorities release early ransom note in Nancy Guthrie case

Refugee groups worry about backlash after shooting of National Guard soldiers in DC

Afghan charged in Guard shooting drove across US to carry out attack

What we know about the shooting of 2 National Guard members in DC

Trump wanted interest rate cuts to be 'Rocket Fuel' for the economy

Two West Virginia National Guard Shot Dead in DC

What to know about the status of SNAP food aid as a vote nears to end the shutdown

Coal miners with black lung say government is suffocating the 'working man'

Criminal case dropped against ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool

Hearings to focus on National Guard deployments in Washington DC and Memphis

National Guard deployments in DC and Portland, Oregon, are focus of court hearings

Bear Bachmeier throws for 351 yards to lead BYU past West Virginia, 38-24

F-35B stealth military fighter jet crashes in California

Boys & Girls Club programs threatened by Trump grant freeze

Trump Update: 14 million deaths projected

What Trump's big tax law could mean for youngest Americans

George Santos agrees to $35,000 settlement in federal probe over Kalshi trades

One more sizzling day before temperatures plunge 30 degrees

Kraft Heinz pulling certain artificial dyes from its US products

Which Republican senators to watch over Trump's big bill

August's total solar eclipse will sweep over Spain, Iceland and Greenland

Top US universities raced to become global campuses. Under Trump, it's becoming a liability

Musk calls Trump's bill a 'disgusting abomination'

Republican-led states intensify efforts to stamp DEI out

Breakneck pace in immigration courts is driving up deportation orders

RFK Jr. plans to phase out eight artificial dyes from US food supply

New Social Security rules present barriers to rural communities without internet, transportation

Eastern U.S. braces for flooding while snow will hit Northeast, cold temperatures across Plains