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Aug 2-1776 – The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence took place. 1790 – The first United States Census is conducted. 1873 – The Clay Street Hill Railroad begins operating the first cable car in San Franciscos famous cable car system. 1923 – As vice president, Calvin Coolidge becomes the 30th President of the United States after the death of Warren G. Harding 1939 – Albert Einstein and Leó Szilárd write a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging him to begin the Manhattan Project to develop a nuclear weapon. 1964 – Vietnam War: Gulf of Tonkin incident – North Vietnamese gunboats allegedly fire on the U.S. destroyer USS Maddox. 1990 – Iraq invades Kuwait, eventually leading to the Gulf War.
Posted on: Sat, 02 Aug 2014 10:47:37 +0000

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