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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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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

Trump blasts Pirro after she refutes his claim about Reflecting Pool

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 stands to profit off US policy announcements by selling fast access

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

Heat wave to bring record-breaking temps to Western US

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

F-35B stealth military fighter jet crashes in California

Today in History: July 13, Live Aid concerts

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

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

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

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

Giannis bids farewell to Bucks, calling Milwaukee 'my city, my team, my family'

Rescue mission launches to save NASA telescope that's falling back to Earth

Last-minute launch problem delays satellite rescue mission for NASA

Breakneck pace in immigration courts is driving up deportation orders

100 Venezuelans deported from the US hours before earthquakes are missing

NASA races to save Swift telescope from falling back to Earth

Colombia wins Group K after 0-0 draw with Portugal