Today in History
Listings for Wednesday, September 2, 2026.
Birthdays:
- 1838 Queen Liliuokalani (last queen of Hawaii).
- 1839 Henry George, land reformer, writer (Progress & Poverty)
- 1853 Wilhelm Ostwald, German physical chemist (Nobel 1909)
- 1866 Hiram Johnson, Calif governor, Progressive.
- 1948 Christa McAuliffe
- 1951 Mark Harmon
- 1952 Jimmy Connors, tennis brat
- 1964 Keanu Reeves
- 1966 Salma Hayek
Events:
- Great Britain adopts Gregorian calendar (1752)
- 31 BC At the Battle of Actium; Octavian defeats Antony, and becomes the Emporer Augustus.
- 1666 Great Fire of London starts; destroys St. Paul's Church
- 1789 US Treasury Department established by Congress
- 1804 Harding discovers Juno, the 3rd known asteroid
- 1898 Lord Kitchener retakes Sudan for Britain
- 1945 V-J Day; Japan formally surrenders aboard the USS Missouri.
- 1945 Vietnam declares independence from France (National Day)
- 1963 CBS & NBC expand network news from 15 to 30 minutes
That's all for today.
