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SEPTEMBER 2, 1945
On the deck of the U.S. Navy battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay, representatives from the Empire of Japan and the Allied powers signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender (pictured), formally ending World War II.
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is the world's most Read More
SEPTEMBER 2, 1923
Kantō Massacre: Amid rumors that Koreans had been conducting acts of sabotage in the aftermath of the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, lynch mobs of Japanese murdered thousands of ethnic minorities such as Koreans and Chinese over the course of several weeks.
The Kantō Massacre was a mass murder in the Kantō region of Japan committed in the aftermath of the 1923 Great Read More
SEPTEMBER 2, 2011
Bad weather caused a Chilean Air Force aircraft to crash into the Pacific Ocean, killing all 21 people on board.
The Chilean Air Force (Spanish: Fuerza Aérea de Chile is the air force of Chile and branch of the Chilean military.
SEPTEMBER 2, 1946
The interim government of India, headed by Jawaharlal Nehru, was formed to assist the transition of India from British rule to independence.
The Interim Government of India, also known as the Provisional Government of India, formed on 2 September 1946 from the newly elected Read More
SEPTEMBER 2, 2002
American animated edutainment show Liberty's Kids aired its first episode.
Educational entertainment, also referred to by the portmanteau edutainment, is media designed to educate through entertainment. The term has been used as Read More
SEPTEMBER 2, 1792
French Revolution: Due to an overwhelming fear that foreign armies would attack Paris and prisoners would revolt, revolutionaries began the summary execution of more than a thousand prisoners.
The French Revolution was a period of political and societal change in France which began with the Estates General of 1789 and Read More
SEPTEMBER 2, 1885
White miners in Rock Springs, Wyoming, attacked Chinese-American immigrants, killing at least 28 Chinese miners and causing approximately $150,000 in property damage.
Rock Springs is a city in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 23,526 at the 2020 census, making it the Read More
SEPTEMBER 2, 1870
Franco-Prussian War: Prussian forces captured Napoleon III at the Battle of Sedan, which led to the collapse of the Second French Empire within days.
The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the War of 1870, was a conflict between the Second Read More
SEPTEMBER 2, 1666
A large fire began in London's Pudding Lane and burned for five days (depicted), destroying St Paul's Cathedral and the homes of 70,000 of the city's 80,000 inhabitants.
The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through central London from Sunday 2 September to Wednesday 5 September Read More
SEPTEMBER 2, 1957
South Vietnamese president Ngô Đình Diệm began an official visit to Australia, the first by a foreign incumbent head of state to the country.
South Vietnam, officially the Republic of Vietnam, was a country in Southeast Asia that existed from 1955 to 1975. It first garnered Read More
SEPTEMBER 2, 1901
U.S. vice president Theodore Roosevelt first publicly used the phrase "speak softly and carry a big stick" at the Minnesota State Fair, describing his philosophy of negotiating peacefully while simultaneously threatening to use military force.
Theodore Roosevelt Jr., also known as Teddy or T. R., was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909. Read More
SEPTEMBER 2, 1912
Arthur Rose Eldred became the first person to attain the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America.
Arthur Rose Eldred was an American agricultural and railroad industry executive, civic leader, and the first Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts Read More
SEPTEMBER 2, 1789
The United States Department of the Treasury was founded following financial concerns in the new nation.
The Department of the Treasury (USDT) is the national treasury and finance department of the federal government of the United States. It Read More
SEPTEMBER 2, 1985
Hurricane Elena, an unpredictable and damaging tropical cyclone that affected eastern and central portions of the United States Gulf Coast, made landfall near Biloxi, Mississippi, as a Category 3 major hurricane.
Hurricane Elena was a strong, destructive and erratic tropical cyclone that affected eastern and central portions of the Gulf Coast of the Read More

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