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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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South Florida's Palm Beach airport renamed President Donald J. Trump International

Discarded SpaceX rocket is on a high-speed collision course with the moon

Film financier Jason Cloth indicted in alleged $100M Ponzi scheme.

Trump blasts Pirro after she refutes his claim about Reflecting Pool

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

Busiest US death chamber: Florida executes 2 men in a day

Loss of work authorization sows confusion for thousands of Haitian immigrants

Tropical Storm Fausto to splash past Hawaii

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

Russian attack hits Kryvyi Rih area, killing family of ten

Private mission to rescue NASA's aging telescope runs into trouble

Tate brothers' prosecutors to set schedule for UK extradition fight

Hurricane Genevieve roars in the Pacific as Hurricane Fausto nears Hawaii

Heat wave to bring record-breaking temps to Western US

UEFA declares no confidence in Infantino and vows accountability

Hurricane Fausto expected to approach Hawaiian Islands next week

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

Beaches closed as Tropical Storm Bertha crawls along Gulf Coast

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

Private mission launches to extend life of out-of-gas communication satellites

Tate brothers fight extradition to UK, charged with rape and sex trafficking

Tropical Storm Fausto forms off Mexico's Pacific

Authorities release early ransom note in Nancy Guthrie case

Cuban dissident exiled from country after 5 years in prison arrives in US

Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Miami

Far above the Earth, NASA's Apollo lunar lander put astronauts on the moon

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

Rubio gathers countries on left-wing political violence

U.S. Navy fighter jet flies low over beach

Trump could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits

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

Faint new planet is revealed around a young star after a decade in hiding

Man fleeing immigration officers in Florida is struck and killed by tractor trailer, police say

Man, 74, becomes oldest inmate executed in Florida

F-35B stealth military fighter jet crashes in California

Is there such a thing as being too old to execute?

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Bellingham scores twice to lift England past Haaland and Norway 2-1 and into World Cup semifinals

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

England advances to World Cup semifinals, beating Norway 2-1

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

Breakneck pace in immigration courts is driving up deportation orders

Fishing closures are becoming routine as record heat warms rivers

Michigan Supreme Court rejects permit for Enbridge oil pipeline under Great Lakes

Democrats see a chance to flip a US House seat over abuse claims

Strong iPhone sales propel Apple's fiscal Q3 results past expectations

Cyberattacks on Minnesota water systems investigated

Seattle police chief resigns under pressure from mayor

Trump announces a deal for Hamas to disarm in Gaza

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