On This Day in History
August 2
Historical Events
216 BC Second Punic War: Battle of Cannae - Carthaginian army led by Hannibal defeats a numerically superior Roman army under the command of consuls Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Gaius Terentius Varro
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1776 Formal signing of the US Declaration of Independence by 56 people (date most accepted by modern historians)
1790 First US census conducted; population is 3,929,214, including 697,624 slaves
1832 Battle of Bad Axe, Wisconsin: 1,300 Illinois militia defeat Sauk and Fox Native Americans, ending the Black Hawk War
1858 The Government of India is transferred from the East India Company to the British Crown
2018 Apple becomes the first American publicly listed company to reach $1 trillion in value
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Famous Birthdays
Also Mary-Louise Parker (61)
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Famous Deaths
Wild Bill, The Wild West, and Wild Exaggeration
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Wild Bill Hickok is a legend of the Wild West, a gunfighting sheriff who shot dead numerous men as he fought for law and order. But is it all a bit exaggerated?
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