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

Scouting America drops diversity initiatives after pressure from Pentagon

Savannah Guthrie makes emotional plea to her mother's kidnappers

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

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

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

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

Trump says he watched all of Fauci testimony

Russian attack hits Kryvyi Rih area, killing family of ten

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

John Deere owners get the right to repair their own equipment

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

Trump announces a $22.5 billion makeover of Dulles airport

UEFA declares no confidence in Infantino and vows accountability

Medicaid funding is resuming for Planned Parenthood

More US children have been drowning in recent years

Ransom notes in Nancy Guthrie case being investigated

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

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

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

Supreme Court will weigh Republican push to enforce Arizona voting laws

Polygamous sect leader convicted of abuse charges

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

Authorities release early ransom note in Nancy Guthrie case

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

Jared Leto denies sexual assault allegations described in BBC documentary

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

Meta shares drop as Q2 profit declines due to expenses

US stocks rally to finish a wild July as Amazon soars

Man convicted over 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie

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

Microsoft beats Wall Street expectations with $90B in revenue

Trump and DOJ ask Supreme Court to toss $83 million defamation verdict

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

Blanche nomination delayed as senator seeks assurances on Trump settlement

Investigators in Comey seashells case omitted key facts and distorted others

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

Tornado leaves damaged buildings, vehicles and downed trees in Wisconsin

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

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Fauci invokes the fifth Amendment and declines to testify at COVID-19 hearing

US and Saudis strike Tehran-backed militias in Iraq

Lindsey Graham returns home one last time for his funeral in South Carolina

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The Federal Reserve is expected to keep rates unchanged for now despite high prices

Fountain of lava bubbling and glowing inside Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano

Obama Endorses Iowa Democrat Turek for US Senate

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