This Day in History: August 02, 2024
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1790
The first U.S. census was completed, showing a population of 3,929,214 people.
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1876
Wild Bill Hickok was murdered in Deadwood, S.D.
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1909
The first Lincoln penny was issued.
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1923
Warren G. Harding, the 29th president of the United States, died in San Francisco.
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1943
PT-109, a torpedo boat commanded by Lt. John F. Kennedy, was sunk off the Solomon Islands by a Japanese destroyer.
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1945
The Potsdam Conference, in which Allied leaders planned the postwar governance of Germany, ended.
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1990
The Persian Gulf War broke out when Iraq invaded Kuwait.
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