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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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Volunteers raced to save passengers in Texas plane crash

Breakneck pace in immigration courts is driving up deportation orders

Scouting America drops diversity initiatives after pressure from Pentagon

Trump blasts Pirro after she refutes his claim about Reflecting Pool

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

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

SpaceX launches Starship on test flight, with the most advanced Starlinks

11 indicted in smuggling deaths of 7 migrants in Texas

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

Russian attack hits Kryvyi Rih area, killing family of ten

Earnings at Tesla fall as research spending cuts into profit

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

Nun who was detained by ICE while walking to Mass in Texas

Heat wave to bring record-breaking temps to Western US

UEFA declares no confidence in Infantino and vows accountability

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

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

Heavy rains keep drenching South Texas, tornado reported in San Antonio

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

Spain advances to World Cup final with 2-0 win over France

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

Mexican builder fatally shot by an ICE officer is mourned

Authorities release early ransom note in Nancy Guthrie case

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

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

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

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

Morocco beats World Cup co-host Canada 3-0 and advances to the quarterfinals

Egypt wins World Cup knockout with 4-2 penalty shootout over Australia

Australia goes for young kicker in shootout loss at the World Cup

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

What to know about the decision to make Bible stories required reading in Texas public schools

Trump commission urges 'bridges' between church and state in sweeping draft report

Texas school board to vote on required Bible readings in public education

F-35B stealth military fighter jet crashes in California

A giraffe named Gracie escaped in Texas. No one can seem to find her

Camp Mystic files for bankruptcy after catastrophic floods

Thick black smoke rises from large fire in Houston

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

Historic significance of Juneteenth celebrated by Galveston, Texas residents

As Juneteenth is celebrated across the US, Obama's presidential center opens

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