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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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Authorities release early ransom note in Nancy Guthrie case

Breakneck pace in immigration courts is driving up deportation orders

Trump blasts Pirro after she refutes his claim about Reflecting Pool

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

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

Scouting America drops diversity initiatives after pressure from Pentagon

Savannah Guthrie makes emotional plea to her mother's kidnappers

Heat wave to bring record-breaking temps to Western US

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

Russian attack hits Kryvyi Rih area, killing family of ten

Years of scandals haven't stopped Ken Paxton. Can James Talarico change that?

Already more US measles cases this year than in all of 2025

UEFA declares no confidence in Infantino and vows accountability

Tropical Storm Bertha moves toward Texas after grazing Louisiana's coast

What to expect in Arizona's state primary

Andy Biggs and David Schweikert offer competing visions for Republican Party in Arizona primary

Texas Hill Country floods test new warning systems after last year's deadly disaster

Outrage after ICE agents tackle man at Las Vegas airport

Texas flooding surges from huge rainstorms as rescuers pull people from rising waters

Top officials in Arizona's Maricopa County agree on how to oversee elections

Busy wildfire season tests US fire bosses as they juggle resources

Meta appeals verdict it was to blame for social media addiction for young users

Wally Funk, the oldest woman to travel into space, dies at 87

What to know about the fatal shooting of a Houston man by ICE officer

Mexican builder fatally shot by an ICE officer is mourned

Martha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 in Oklahoma

Detainees tell their lawyer an ICE officer shot a Houston driver through a passenger window

John Deere owners get the right to repair their own equipment

Immigration agent fatally shot a man in Houston during an enforcement operation

A toddler was found in a pool and declared dead. He's alive and his parents could be charged

Medicaid funding is resuming for Planned Parenthood

Ransom notes in Nancy Guthrie case being investigated

CDC urges people to prevent mosquito bites as West Nile virus hits

What to know about fireworks and the risk of wildfires this July 4th

Supreme Court will weigh Republican push to enforce Arizona voting laws

Polygamous sect leader convicted of abuse charges

Savannah Guthrie says family remains 'in agony' over missing mom

3 hikers die of suspected heat-related illness at Grand Canyon

Arizona prosecutors dismissing fake elector case but vow to seek new indictment

GOP candidates pitch themselves to beat Arizona's Democratic governor

Decades in the making, Deb Haaland's political rise spurs both inspiration and scrutiny