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August 2: A Day of Historic Milestones and Losses

8/3/2025

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On August 2, history was made with the Chicago White Sox's acquittal in the infamous 1921 scandal, the launch of the first U.S. Census in 1790, and Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990. This date also marks the loss of legendary figures like Wild Bill Hickok in 1876 and President Warren G. Harding in 1923.

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On August 2, history was made with the Chicago White Sox's acquittal in the infamous 1921 scandal, the launch of the first U.S. Census in 1790, and Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990. This date also marks the loss of legendary figures like Wild Bill Hickok in 1876 and President Warren G. Harding in 1923.