Birthday September 02, 1838 Queen Liliuokalani, last queen of Hawaii (1891-93)
Birthday September 02, 1839 Henry George, land reformer, writer (Progress & Poverty)
Birthday September 02, 1853 Wilhelm Ostwald, German physical chemist (Nobel 1909)
Birthday September 02, 1866 Hiram Johnson, Calif governor, Progressive
Birthday September 02, 1918 Martha Mitchell, wife of Attorney General
Birthday September 02, 1918 Allan Drury, author
Birthday September 02, 1937 Peter Ueberroth, baseball commissioner
Birthday September 02, 1948 Terry Bradshaw, NFL quarterback (Pittsburgh Steelers)
Birthday September 02, 1951 Mark Harmon
Birthday September 02, 1952 Jimmy Connors, tennis brat
Birthday September 02, 1955 Linda Purl
History September 02, 0000 The Battle of Actium
History September 02, 0031 BC Battle of Actium; Octavian defeats Antony becomes Emp Augustus
History September 02, 0490 BC Phidippides runs 1st marathon seeking aid from Sparta vs. Persia
History September 02, 1620 Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth with 102 Pilgrims
History September 02, 1666 Great Fire of London begins
History September 02, 1666 Great Fire of London starts; destroys St. Paul's Church
History September 02, 1752 Last day of Julian calendar in Britain British colonies
History September 02, 1789 Congress founds U.S. Treasury
History September 02, 1789 US Treasury Department established by Congress
History September 02, 1804 K L Harding discovers Juno 3rd known asteroid
History September 02, 1859 Gas lighting introduced to Hawaii
History September 02, 1862 McClellan is restored to full command
History September 02, 1885 Whites massacre Chinese in Wyoming Territory
History September 02, 1898 Lord Kitchener retakes Sudan for Britain
History September 02, 1917 Fatherland Party formally launched in Germany
History September 02, 1923 Great Tokyo Fire continues to blaze
History September 02, 1927 Rumour starts that Gehrig will be traded to Tigers
History September 02, 1936 1st transatlantic round-trip air flight
History September 02, 1944 Navy aviator George H.W. Bush and his squadron attacked
History September 02, 1945 Japan surrenders
History September 02, 1945 Vietnam independence proclaimed
History September 02, 1945 Allies celebrate V-J Day
History September 02, 1945 Vietnam declares independence from France (National Day)
History September 02, 1945 V-J Day; formal surrender of Japan aboard USS Missouri
History September 02, 1946 Johnny Neun replaces Bill Dickey as Yankee manager
History September 02, 1946 The Iceman Cometh, by Eugene O'Neill, opens on Broadway
History September 02, 1956 Washington-Jackson cable line replaced by bus service
History September 02, 1957 Milwaukee Brave's Frank Torre scores 6 runs in 1 game
History September 02, 1959 Ford introduces the compact, fuel-efficient Falcon
History September 02, 1963 CBS & NBC expand network news from 15 to 30 minutes
History September 02, 1969 Ho Chi Minh dies
History September 02, 1972 47th North Vietnamese MiG shot down
History September 02, 1973 Billy Martin fired as manager of Tigers
History September 02, 1973 Lord of the Rings creator Tolkien dies
History September 02, 1978 Reggie Jackson is 19th player to hit 20 HR in 11 straight years
History September 02, 1987 Trial of Mathias Rust begins
History September 02, 1991 Connors celebrates birthday with win at U.S. Open
History September 02, 1996 Michael Jackson earns his 12th and final solo #1 with You Are Not Alone
History September 02, 1998 A UN court hands down the first international conviction for genocide
History September 02, 2013 Diana Nyad, 64, makes record swim from Cuba to Florida
September 02, 1838 Queen Liliuokalani, last queen of Hawaii (1891-93)
September 02, 1839 Henry George, land reformer, writer (Progress & Poverty)
September 02, 1853 Wilhelm Ostwald, German physical chemist (Nobel 1909)
September 02, 1866 Hiram Johnson, Calif governor, Progressive
September 02, 1918 Martha Mitchell, wife of Attorney General
September 02, 1918 Allan Drury, author
September 02, 1937 Peter Ueberroth, baseball commissioner
September 02, 1948 Terry Bradshaw, NFL quarterback (Pittsburgh Steelers)
September 02, 1951 Mark Harmon
September 02, 1952 Jimmy Connors, tennis brat
September 02, 1955 Linda Purl
September 02, 0000 The Battle of Actium
September 02, 0031 BC Battle of Actium; Octavian defeats Antony becomes Emp Augustus
September 02, 0490 BC Phidippides runs 1st marathon seeking aid from Sparta vs. Persia
September 02, 1620 Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth with 102 Pilgrims
September 02, 1666 Great Fire of London begins
September 02, 1666 Great Fire of London starts; destroys St. Paul's Church
September 02, 1752 Last day of Julian calendar in Britain British colonies
September 02, 1789 Congress founds U.S. Treasury
September 02, 1789 US Treasury Department established by Congress
September 02, 1804 K L Harding discovers Juno 3rd known asteroid
September 02, 1859 Gas lighting introduced to Hawaii
September 02, 1862 McClellan is restored to full command
September 02, 1885 Whites massacre Chinese in Wyoming Territory
September 02, 1898 Lord Kitchener retakes Sudan for Britain
September 02, 1917 Fatherland Party formally launched in Germany
September 02, 1923 Great Tokyo Fire continues to blaze
September 02, 1927 Rumour starts that Gehrig will be traded to Tigers
September 02, 1936 1st transatlantic round-trip air flight
September 02, 1944 Navy aviator George H.W. Bush and his squadron attacked
September 02, 1945 Japan surrenders
September 02, 1945 Vietnam independence proclaimed
September 02, 1945 Allies celebrate V-J Day
September 02, 1945 Vietnam declares independence from France (National Day)
September 02, 1945 V-J Day; formal surrender of Japan aboard USS Missouri
September 02, 1946 Johnny Neun replaces Bill Dickey as Yankee manager
September 02, 1946 The Iceman Cometh, by Eugene O'Neill, opens on Broadway
September 02, 1956 Washington-Jackson cable line replaced by bus service
September 02, 1957 Milwaukee Brave's Frank Torre scores 6 runs in 1 game
September 02, 1959 Ford introduces the compact, fuel-efficient Falcon
September 02, 1963 CBS & NBC expand network news from 15 to 30 minutes
September 02, 1969 Ho Chi Minh dies
September 02, 1972 47th North Vietnamese MiG shot down
September 02, 1973 Billy Martin fired as manager of Tigers
September 02, 1973 Lord of the Rings creator Tolkien dies
September 02, 1978 Reggie Jackson is 19th player to hit 20 HR in 11 straight years
September 02, 1987 Trial of Mathias Rust begins
September 02, 1991 Connors celebrates birthday with win at U.S. Open
September 02, 1996 Michael Jackson earns his 12th and final solo #1 with You Are Not Alone
September 02, 1998 A UN court hands down the first international conviction for genocide
September 02, 2013 Diana Nyad, 64, makes record swim from Cuba to Florida