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

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

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

US-Iran conflict enters new phase as Saudi Arabia helps hit proxies

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

Loss of work authorization sows confusion for thousands of Haitian immigrants

Tropical Storm Fausto to splash past Hawaii

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

Trump says he watched all of Fauci testimony

Russian attack hits Kryvyi Rih area, killing family of ten

Tate brothers' prosecutors to set schedule for UK extradition fight

Hurricane Genevieve roars in the Pacific as Hurricane Fausto nears Hawaii

Hurricane Fausto expected to approach Hawaiian Islands next week

Trump announces a $22.5 billion makeover of Dulles airport

UEFA declares no confidence in Infantino and vows accountability

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

Beaches closed as Tropical Storm Bertha crawls along Gulf Coast

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

Elon Musk's xAI sues Minnesota over law banning 'nudification'

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

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

Tropical Storm Fausto forms off Mexico's Pacific

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

Chairman removes Fauci lawyer from Senate panel's COVID-19 hearing

Authorities release early ransom note in Nancy Guthrie case

Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Miami

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

Rubio gathers countries on left-wing political violence

Stephen Colbert wins anti-censorship award after CBS ends 'The Late Show'

US stocks rally to finish a wild July as Amazon soars

U.S. Navy fighter jet flies low over beach

Trump could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits

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

Jared Leto denies sexual assault allegations described in BBC documentary

Britain's Burnham shifts power from London to Manchester with Number 10 North

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

Man, 74, becomes oldest inmate executed in Florida

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

'Devastating' reports of sexual misconduct at school supported by Epstein

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

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

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

Meta shares drop as Q2 profit declines due to expenses

Editorials from The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and others

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

Artemis II astronauts reunite with their moonship 3 months after record-breaking flight

FIFA investigating incident between a fan and streamer at World Cup match

Man convicted over 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie

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