On this day in history
August 2
American
1876Wild Bill Hickok is shot dead holding aces and eights in a Deadwood saloon.
Wild Bill Hickok is shot dead holding aces and eights in a Deadwood saloon.
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1923Warren Harding dies in San Francisco; Calvin Coolidge becomes president.
Warren Harding dies in San Francisco; Calvin Coolidge becomes president.
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World
1990Iraq invades Kuwait, beginning the Gulf crisis.
Iraq invades Kuwait, beginning the Gulf crisis.
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1934Paul von Hindenburg dies, and Hitler merges the presidency with the chancellorship.
Paul von Hindenburg dies, and Hitler merges the presidency with the chancellorship.
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