What Happened on Aug 2

Native Americans Attack Brookfield Settlement in Plymouth Colony

The war quickly spread, and soon involved the Podunk and Nipmuck tribes. During the summer of 1675 the Native Americans attacked at Middleborough... Read more

Siege Of Fort Stanwix

The Siege of Fort Stanwix (also known at the time as Fort Schuyler) began on August 2, 1777, and ended August 22. Fort Stanwix, in the Mohawk River... Read more

Battle of Mobile Bay

The Battle of Mobile Bay of August 5, 1864, was an engagement of the American Civil War in which a Federal fleet commanded by Rear Admiral David G.... Read more

James Butler 'Wild Bill' Hickok is Shot by Jack McCall During a Poker Game

On August 2, 1876, Hickok was playing poker at Nuttal & Mann's Saloon No. 10 in Deadwood, in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory. On this fateful day... Read more

Germany Invades and Occupies Luxembourg

The first overt act of war on the Western front occurred at 1:30 o'clock on the morning of Sunday, August 2, 1914, when a detail of German officers... Read more

Alexander Graham Bell Dies

[The Government expresses] to you our sense of the world's loss in the death of your distinguished husband. It will ever be a source of pride to... Read more

James Baldwin Is Born

Novelist, essayist, and playwright James Baldwin was born on August 2, 1924, in New York City. The eldest of nine children, Baldwin grew up in... Read more

Death of Paul von Hindenburg

Hindenburg remained in office until his death at the age of 86 from lung cancer at his home in Neudeck, East Prussia on 2 August 1934 (exactly two... Read more

"Major Barbara" Is Released

Major Barbara is a 1941 British film starring Wendy Hiller and Rex Harrison. The film was produced and directed by Gabriel Pascal and edited by... Read more

John F. Kennedy's Boat, the PT-109, is Sunk by the Amagiri

Conflicting statements have been made as to whether the destroyer captain had spotted and steered towards the boat; author Donovan, who interviewed... Read more

British South American Airways' Star Dust Disappears

On August 2, 1947, Stardust's radio operator sent a final message in Morse code to the Chilean radio operator then on duty in Santiago. The full... Read more

'A Fable' Is Published

A Fable is a novel written in 1954 by the American author William Faulkner, which won him both the Pulitzer prize and the National Book Award in... Read more

Gulf of Tonkin Incident

Amid steadily rising tensions over North Vietnam's activities in Laos and South Vietnam, at the end of July 1964 USS Maddox entered the Gulf of... Read more

"The Ipcress Files" Is Released

The Ipcress File is a 1965 British espionage film directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Michael Caine, Guy Doleman, Nigel Green, Gordon Jackson... Read more

"In The Heat Of The Night" Is Released

In the Heat of the Night is a 1967 film based on the John Ball novel published in 1965, which tells the story of an African-American police... Read more

"Fillmore East - June 1971" by The Mothers Is Released

Fillmore East – June 1971 is a live album by The Mothers, released in 1971. This was a live concept-like album. It was a quick peek behind the... Read more

"Junior Bonner" Is Released

Junior Bonner is a film released in 1972 directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Steve McQueen, Joe Don Baker, Robert Preston and Ida Lupino. The... Read more

Summerland Disaster

More than 30 people have died in a fire which has gutted a £2m leisure resort in the Isle of Man. Initial reports suggest the blaze, which... Read more

29 Survive Delta Air Lines Flight 191 Crash

Delta Air Lines Flight 191 was an airline service from Fort Lauderdale, Florida's Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, bound for Los... Read more

Weird Science is released

Weird Science is a 1985 teen film written and directed by John Hughes and starring Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly LeBrock and Ilan Mitchell-Smith. The... Read more

Saddam Hussein Launches the Invasion of Kuwait

The Invasion of Kuwait, also known as the Iraq-Kuwait War, was a major conflict between the Republic of Iraq and the State of Kuwait which resulted... Read more

UN Security Council Passes Resolution 660, Condemning the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait

United Nations Security Council Resolution 660 was adopted by the UN Security Council on 2 August 1990. The resolution condemned the Iraqi invasion... Read more

Apple Introduces Newton MessagePad, the first PDA

The MessagePad was the first series of personal digital assistant devices developed by Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.) for the Newton platform in... Read more

Matilda is released

Matilda is a 1996 fantasy film directed by Danny DeVito. It is based on Roald Dahl's children's novel. The film was released by TriStar Pictures. Read more

MST3K Ep. 815 - "Agent for H.A.R.M."

An American spy protects a scientist from Russian agents. Read more