This Day In History - 8-2

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY
August 2
1990
Iraq invades Kuwait
On this day in 1990, at about 2 a.m. local time, Iraqi forces invade Kuwait, Iraq's tiny, oil-rich neighbor. Kuwait's defense forces were rapidly overwhelmed, and those that were not destroyed retreated to Saudi Arabia. The emir of Kuwait, his family, and other government leaders fled to Saudi Arabi...

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American Revolution
1776
Delegates sign Declaration of Independence
Civil War
1865
CSS Shenandoah learns the war is over
Crime
1876
Wild Bill Hickok is murdered
1942
Man murdered near L.A. reservoir
Natural Disasters & Environment
1985
Sudden thunderstorm causes plane crash
Sports
1992
Jackie Joyner-Kersee wins gold in heptathlon, again
U.S. Presidents
1923
President Warren G. Harding dies before scandals break
World War I
1917
Mutiny breaks out on German battleship
World War II
1934
Hitler becomes dictator of Germany
1945
Potsdam Conference concludes