August 2 - The Day in History - 1990 Iraq invades Kuwait

August 2 : General Interest 1990: Iraq invades Kuwait At about 2 a.m. local time, Iraqi forces invade Kuwait, Iraq's tiny, oil-rich neighbor... read more American Revolution 1776 : Delegates sign Declaration of Independence http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/delegates-sign-declaration-of-independence Automotive 1987 : Michael Andretti races to fast finish at Marlboro 500 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/michael-andretti-races-to-fast-finish-at-marlboro-500 Civil War 1865 : CSS Shenandoah learns the war is over http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/css-shenandoah-learns-the-war-is-over Cold War 1945 : Potsdam Conference concludes http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/potsdam-conference-concludes Crime 1942 : Man murdered near L.A. reservoir http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/man-murdered-near-la-reservoir Disaster 1985 : Sudden thunderstorm causes plane crash http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sudden-thunderstorm-causes-plane-crash General Interest 1923 : Harding dies before scandals break http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/harding-dies-before-scandals-break 1934 : Hitler becomes fuhrer http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hitler-becomes-fuhrer 1939 : Einstein urges U.S. atomic action http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/einstein-urges-us-atomic-action Hollywood 1939 : Freddy Krueger creator Wes Craven born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/freddy-krueger-creator-wes-craven-born Literary 1869 : George Eliot begins Middlemarch http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-eliot-begins-middlemarch Music 1983 : Legendary Motown bassist James Jamerson dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/legendary-motown-bassist-james-jamerson-dies Old West 1876 : Wild Bill Hickok is murdered http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/wild-bill-hickok-is-murdered Presidential 1943 : Japanese forces attack PT boat with Kennedy on board http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japanese-forces-attack-pt-boat-with-kennedy-on-board Sports 1992 : Jackie Joyner-Kersee wins gold in heptathlon, again http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jackie-joyner-kersee-wins-gold-in-heptathlon-again Vietnam War 1964 : North Vietnamese torpedo boats attack U.S. destroyer http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/north-vietnamese-torpedo-boats-attack-us-destroyer 1971 : Nixon administration acknowledges secret army in Laos http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-administration-acknowledges-secret-army-in-laos World War I 1917 : Mutiny breaks out on German battleship http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mutiny-breaks-out-on-german-battleship World War II 1934 : President of the Weimar Republic Hindenburg dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-of-the-weimar-republic-hindenburg-dies

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